Jamil is an Arabic name that means "handsome" or "beautiful", from the root j-m-l, which also gives the feminine Jamila and the Arabic word for beauty. It is common across the Arab world and Muslim South Asia and has been used by African-American families since the 1970s, often spelled Jameel. In the United States Jamil peaked at number 832 in 2000, has since dropped out of the top 1,000 and stands at number 2,695 in 2025, with 48 births.