Fun Facts About the Name Jalal
- 755 babies named Jalal: U.S. records list 755 babies given the name Jalal from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jalal Mean?
Jalal is an Arabic masculine name meaning "majesty," "greatness," or "splendor." It comes from the Arabic root j-l-l (ج ل ل), which carries the sense of being great, exalted, or mighty. The related adjective jalīl (جليل) means "great" or "exalted," and the noun jalāl (جلال) means majesty or grandeur. In Islamic usage the phrase Dhul-Jalāli wal-Ikrām, "Lord of Majesty and Bounty," appears in the Qur'an as an address to God, which gave the word lasting religious weight. The same root also produces the name Jalil and the compound Jalāl al-Dīn, literally "majesty of the religion."
Jalal Name History & Origins
Jalal has been used as a personal name in Arabic-speaking lands since early Islamic times and is especially common as the first element of compound names. The pattern Jalāl al-Dīn - a religious honorific meaning "majesty of the religion" - was borne by scholars, mystics, and rulers, and the shorter Jalal is often a familiar form of it.
The best-known bearer is the Persian poet and Sufi mystic Jalāl al-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (1207 - 1273), usually called Rumi in English. Other historical figures include the historian and polymath Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī (1445 - 1505), the Khwarezmian ruler Jalāl al-Dīn Mingburnu (d. 1231), and the Mughal emperor Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar (1542 - 1605).
As Muslim populations spread and Persian, Turkish, and South Asian cultures adopted Arabic naming conventions, Jalal traveled with them. It is widely used in South Asia, often in the form Jalaluddin, and in Southeast Asia; in Egypt the spelling Galal is common. The name is distinct from the similar-sounding Arabic name Hilal, and its use reflects the Arabic root rather than a shared origin with unrelated names.
How Popular is the Name Jalal?
Jalal has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #2,882 in 1985.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,927 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #5,298 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #6,322 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #8,589 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #7,304 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #4,327 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2019 | #4,694 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2018 | #6,503 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #4,824 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #5,018 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #9,091 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #5,847 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,052 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #5,126 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #6,381 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #5,345 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #6,584 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,342 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #5,764 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #7,131 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #7,915 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #4,671 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #3,773 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2002 | #4,385 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #4,987 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #4,891 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #4,441 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #4,500 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #5,426 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #3,903 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #4,927 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #3,670 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #5,153 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #3,519 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #3,262 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #2,902 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #4,383 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #4,290 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,385 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #2,937 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #2,882 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,553 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #4,289 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #4,372 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,696 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #3,010 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #4,205 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #3,129 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #3,472 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,157 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #5,834 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #4,884 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,260 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,295 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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