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Jamal

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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 #766.200020052010201520202025#220#766
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

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

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: highest position in 1957England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1998ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419562025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
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).

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What is known about Jamal

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1956–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.