| Adam | Jamal | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Arabic form of Adam; man, earth | Beauty, handsome |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | AA-dam | juh-MAHL |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1946 |
| Peak year | 1984 (23,939) | 1993 (1,245) |
| In 2025 | 3,501 | 169 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Adam | Jamal |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 21,571 | 1,268 |
| 2010s | 50,704 | 3,266 |
| 2000s | 71,028 | 5,898 |
| 1990s | 106,909 | 10,265 |
| 1980s | 195,086 | 7,187 |
| 1970s | 91,739 | 4,691 |
| 1960s | 22,925 | 558 |
| 1950s | 3,732 | 91 |
| 1940s | 2,436 | 11 |
| 1930s | 2,409 | 0 |
| 1920s | 4,455 | 0 |
| 1910s | 4,480 | 0 |
| 1900s | 1,021 | 0 |
| 1890s | 863 | 0 |
| 1880s | 1,020 | 0 |
The Arabic form of Adam (Adam), the first human and a prophet in Islam. Of ancient Semitic/Hebrew origin, connected with 'adamah ('earth, ground') and with the sense of 'man, mankind'. Widely used across both Muslim and Western naming.
From Arabic جمال (jamāl), the abstract noun 'beauty', from the root j-m-l. Jamal is the masculine name built directly on this root and is well established as 'beauty' or 'handsome'.
Adam is more popular than Jamal today: about 3,501 US babies were given the name Adam in 2025, compared with 169 named Jamal.
Adam means Arabic form of Adam; man, earth (arabic origin), while Jamal means Beauty, handsome (arabic origin).
In US records, Adam first appears in 1880 and Jamal in 1946, so Adam has the longer recorded history.