Over the past 110 years, 6 girls and 29 867 boys have been named Jamal. The name Jamal ranks 16883th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Jamal in 1979. The peak of popularity of the name Jamal came in the 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.