How Many People Are Named Jamael?
An estimated 404 people in the United States have the first name Jamael. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jamael peaked in popularity in 1989 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamael as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jamael paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
404
About 1 in 848,402 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1989
23 births
Total Registered
417
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamael
Jamael is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 417 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jamael as a male name
Ranked #11,468 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (23 births)
Jamael: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamael span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 151 babies were registered. Jamael has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamael by Decade
How has Jamael tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jamael + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jamael
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jamael: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamael?
We estimate approximately 404 people named Jamael are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 848,402 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamael a common name?
Jamael is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 417 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamael most popular?
Jamael reached peak popularity in 1989, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamael is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamael a male name?
Jamael is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamael Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamael Smith, Jamael Johnson, Jamael Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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