Jemel comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Handsome in simplicity..
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How popular is Jemel?
1989peak year
Today, Jemel is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11315), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1989, 29 babies were given the name (ranked #2322 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 724 babies have been registered as Jemel since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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