Meaning: Its source is an Arabic expression meaning "Beauty."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Arabic, English and Urdu.

Compound Forms: Malcolm-Jamal

Alternative Spellings: Jamaal and Djamel

Variant Forms: Gamal and Jamel

Popularity: The name Jamal ranked 365th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 565th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.