Jamaul
Masculine · Arabic roots · “beauty (as Jamal”
Jamaul is Jamal with its stressed vowel written au, the spelling of haul and Paul. The name underneath is Arabic, and its meaning is one of the plainest and oldest in the language of names: beauty.
How old is the name Jamaul?
Jamaul first appears in US birth records in 1970 — 55 years ago. The typical Jamaul alive today was born around 1992, making them about 33 years old. About 500 people named Jamaul are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jamaul most popular?
Jamaul peaked in 1983, reaching #2341 nationally. See the whole 1983 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Jamal (Arabic) to Jamaul
The story of Jamaul
Jamal comes from Arabic, where it is an ordinary word for beauty and a long-established given name. In the United States it became an established name in African American families, and a range of spellings came with it: Jamal, Jamaal, Jamel and this one. Jamaul writes the second syllable with au, and its last four letters happen to spell the English word maul, a heavy hammer and a verb for rough handling. Nothing records why the au was chosen; the name keeps Jamal's meaning intact.
Meaning
beauty (as Jamal, Arabic)
Jamal is an Arabic name meaning 'beauty'. Jamaul is an American spelling of it, and nothing about the spelling changes that meaning.
How the name formed
- JamalArabic
- JamaulAmerican spelling
Related forms: Jamal · Cemal · Jamaal
Pronouncing Jamaul
juh-MAHL
Stress on the second syllable; the au is said like the a in 'father', just as in Jamal.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1970
- Most boys named
- 199426 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2341reached in 1983
- Change vs 2021
- +40.0%7 in 2022, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jamaul in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Jamal in Arabic — same name
- Cemal in Turkish — related form
- Jamaal in English — spelling variant
Jamauls among us
people named Jamaul are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
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Fashion outlook
Jamaul sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Carries a real meaning, 'beauty', from a long-established Arabic name.
- Sounds exactly like Jamal, which is widely known.
- Most people will write Jamal, and the spelling will need correcting.
- The last four letters spell the English word maul. It is visible on paper and absent in speech, since the name is said juh-MAHL.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jamauls are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Jamaul are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jamaul in 2025?
- Jamaul is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Jamaul with classmates?
- Jamaul will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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