boy's name
Jamil
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 9,571
Jamil is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1991, when 222 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 69,070 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1931.
Jamil over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 25 |
| 1960s | 173 |
| 1970s | 1,037 |
| 1980s | 1,550 |
| 1990s | 1,811 |
| 2000s | 1,687 |
| 2010s | 1,054 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 388 |
How popular is Jamil?
In 2025, Jamil was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jamil is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jamil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jamil also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jamil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Jamil in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Jamil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jamil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jamil
How popular is the name Jamil?
In 2025, Jamil was given to 48 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jamil a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jamil most popular?
Jamil peaked in 1991, when 222 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jamil a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jamil currently ranks #1,615 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.