Jaleel

Where Jaleel comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Jaleel.

Jaleel through the years
  1. 1971
    First appearance
    #4,375 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1976
    Jaleel White born
    American actor
  3. 1978
    Jaleel Shaw born
    American musician
  4. 1989
    Around this time: Jaleel White in Family Matters
    TV, 1989 · Source
  5. 1994
    Peak, #652
    255 babies named Jaleel, the most in any year.
  6. 2001
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,242.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Jaleel White · American actor, born 1976
  • Jaleel Shaw · American musician, born 1978
  • Jaleel Roberts · American basketball player, born 1992
  • Jaleel Khan · Indian politician, born 1954
  • Jaleel Cousins · American basketball player, born 1993

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.