Jalal

Jalal was the #4,857 boys' name in the US in 2025 (20 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Canada
2025	#4,857 (20)	#2,440 (9)	#2,095 (9)
2024	#5,241 (18)	#2,089 (11)	#1,909 (10)
2023	#6,220 (14)	#2,814 (7)	#1,687 (11)
2022	#8,300 (9)	#2,756 (7)	#2,052 (8)
2021	#7,089 (11)	#3,017 (6)	—
2020	#4,275 (23)	#2,404 (8)	#2,746 (5)
2019	#4,639 (21)	#3,937 (4)	—
2018	#6,345 (13)	#3,412 (5)	—
2017	#4,746 (20)	#3,449 (5)	—
2016	#4,943 (19)	#4,023 (4)	—
2015	#8,744 (8)	#4,747 (3)	#2,715 (5)
2014	#5,733 (15)	#3,895 (4)	#2,133 (7)
2013	#4,981 (18)	#2,954 (6)	#1,926 (8)
2012	#5,035 (18)	#2,117 (10)	—
2011	#6,256 (13)	#2,039 (10)	—

The tide so far

about 1 in 83,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Boys	2025	about 1 in 83,000	rare
England & Wales	Boys	2025	about 1 in 30,000	rare
Canada	Boys	2025	about 1 in 18,000	rare

On its recent trend, Jalal is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 69,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 95,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Jalal	Canada	Boys	#2,095	9
Jalal	England & Wales	Boys	#2,440	9
Jalal	Northern Ireland	Boys	—	too few
Jalal	US	Boys	#4,857	20