Jhaleel
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning "esteemed" or "exalted."
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Jhaleel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jhaleel today is around 7 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jhaleel births was 2019 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jhaleel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jhaleel. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
2019
5 babies that year
Average age
7
years old
2019 SSA rank
#13,024
Tracked since 2019
Popularity
Jhaleel: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Jhaleel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jhaleel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Jhaleel
The name Jhaleel is of Arabic origin, derived from the word "jaleel" which means "sublime" or "exalted." Its roots can be traced back to the 7th century AD, during the rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jhaleel is found in the Qur'an, the central religious text of Islam. The name appears in reference to one of the attributes of Allah, Al-Jaleel, which translates to "The Sublime" or "The Majestic One."
In the 9th century, a notable figure named Jhaleel ibn Ismail al-Qudsi, a renowned Islamic scholar and philosopher, lived in Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate. He is known for his contributions to the fields of logic and metaphysics.
Another historical figure with the name Jhaleel was Jhaleel al-Din Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, and Sufi mystic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Persian language and his works, such as the Masnavi, have had a profound influence on Islamic spirituality and literature.
In the 14th century, Jhaleel al-Din Muhammad Akbar, better known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor of India. He is remembered for his policies of religious tolerance, administrative reforms, and his patronage of art and architecture, including the construction of the Fatehpur Sikri complex.
During the 17th century, Jhaleel ibn Ahmad al-Qalyubi was an Egyptian Shafi'i jurist and scholar of Islamic law. His work, "Hashiyah al-Qalyubi," is considered an important commentary on the Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence.
These are a few notable examples of individuals throughout history who bore the name Jhaleel, reflecting its deep roots in the Islamic tradition and its association with qualities of sublimity, exaltation, and reverence.
People
Jhaleel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jhaleel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jhaleel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jhaleel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jhaleel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Jhaleel a common name?
We classify Jhaleel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jhaleel most popular?
The single biggest year for Jhaleel was 2019, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jhaleel is about 7 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jhaleel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jhaleel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jhaleel in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jhaleel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jhaleel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jhaleel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many Americans are named Jhaleel?
Want to know how many people have the name Jhaleel? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.