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Jamal

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jamal: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #220 to #766.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#220#766
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#220
1997#253
1998#232
1999#230
2000#268
2001#245
2002#258
2003#245
2004#264
2005#284
2006#344
2007#371
2008#437
2009#376
2010#418
2011#407
2012#492
2013#546
2014#509
2015#586
2016#565
2017#673
2018#675
2019#610
2020#766
2021#695
2022#731
2023#625
2024#757
2025#627

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 48 of the 67 years from 1956 to 2022.

In 2024: #352 among boys in Scotland, #757 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1956–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1956

    First recorded at #343 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #220 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #627 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #220 in England and Wales in 1996.

Jamal's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#62759HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#75745HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#62557HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#73145HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#69550HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#76641HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#61060HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#67551HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#67352HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#56566HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#58663HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#50976HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#54666HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#49277HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#40798HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#41891HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#376104HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#43783HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#37198HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#344101HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#284114HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#264124HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#245130HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#258111HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#245116HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#268104HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#230133HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#232131HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#253116HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#220139HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4794HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4526HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#5264HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5334HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4327HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#4756HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#3879HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#4307HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#5504HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#5504HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5145HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#4666HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4716HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#5215HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5475HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6184HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5755HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5017HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#4708HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#39211HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#4389HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#36612HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#4429HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#41410HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4678HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#36012HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4668HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6184HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5415HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#39610HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4309HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4289HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#35112HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4358HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#39110HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4238HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#5215HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4626HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#4636HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#33710HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#3998HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4246HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#30610HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#30410HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#3567HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#27411HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#3437HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#6604HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#5525HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7643HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#7493HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#7103HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#33711HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#4394HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#4513HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#4093HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3244HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#35210HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jamal is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Jamal, between 1956 and 2025, in 63 of those 70 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1956–202248#274 in 1957
England and Wales1996–202530#220 in 1996
Republic of Ireland1998–202316#324 in 1998
Scotland20241#352 in 2024

Its high point came 67 years earlier in Norway (1957) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1956 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #220 in England and Wales in 1996. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.