How popular is the name Jalal?

755 US babies were named Jalal between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2003.

What careers are people named Jalal over-represented in?

Among notable men who are actors, Jalals show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Jalal

Q: How common is the spelling Jalal?

1 in 18 Jaleels spell it Jalal.

Jalal. 755 US babies since 1940, peak 2003. Notable Jalals are 1.6× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2003

755 US babies were named Jalal between 1940 and 2025.

Jalal around the world

England & Wales: 197 babies since 1996, peak 2024, No. 2,437 in 2025
France: 680 babies since 1900, peak 1980, No. 2,933 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Jalals end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.5×	Medium · 13 people
Actor	1.6×	Low · 8 people
Politician	1.1×	Low · 8 people
Writer	1.1×	Low · 4 people

Among notable men who are actors, Jalals show up 1.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 18 Jaleels spell it Jalal

Jaleel 37%
Jalil 22%
Jahlil 19%
Jahleel 10%
Jalal 6%
Jhalil 4%
Jaleal 1%
Jaliel 1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2003)