boy's name

Jemel

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 831

Jemel is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1989, when 29 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1968.

Jemel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

229
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Jemel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 15
1970s 163
1980s 229
1990s 148
2000s 106
2010s 58
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Jemel?

In 2023, Jemel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jemel is used

France #3,003 5 in 1988
England & Wales #4,599 3 in 2004
United States #13,867 5 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Jemel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jemel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jemel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jemel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jemel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jemel

How popular is the name Jemel?

In 2023, Jemel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Jemel a girl's or a boy's name?

Jemel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jemel most popular?

Jemel peaked in 1989, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.