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Jaleel

100% boys · 77 born in 2025

Jaleel has been given to about 4,930 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,690
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jaleel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 255
  • Born in 202577
  • All time4,930
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Jaleel?

Its best year was 1994, when 255 babies were given the name, ranking 652nd. The typical living American called Jaleel is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Jaleel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jamel0.77
  2. Jael0.77
  3. Kalel0.77
  4. Jaziel0.70
  5. Jadiel0.70
  6. Jarrell0.69
  7. Jalen0.67
  8. Abel0.63

Middle names for Jaleel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jaleel Paul0.77
  2. Jaleel Blake0.76
  3. Jaleel Wade0.76
  4. Jaleel Ross0.76
  5. Jaleel Quinn0.76
  6. Jaleel Finn0.76

Sibling names for Jaleel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Thaliasister · 0.91
  2. Palomasister · 0.90
  3. Daliasister · 0.89
  4. Tracebrother · 0.89
  5. Alonsobrother · 0.89
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.89

Where Jaleel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. North Carolina0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jaleel Anderson0.77
  2. Jaleel White0.72
  3. Jaleel Nguyen0.72
  4. Jaleel Moore0.72
  5. Jaleel Hill0.72
  6. Jaleel Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jaleel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Jaleel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.