Jamila
Jamila was the 1686th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 122 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 468th with 418 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 228 places. More babies were named Jamila in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,686 girls, up 71 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 122girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977418 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,322babies recorded
Jamila popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,686 | 122 |
| 2020 | #1,757 | 114 |
| 2010 | #2,501 | 74 |
| 2000 | #1,624 | 109 |
| 1990 | #832 | 236 |
| 1980 | #736 | 226 |
| 1970 | #3,485 | 18 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jamila, counting every spelling?
Jamila is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,058 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,686 for Jamila on its own. Together these spellings went to 215 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamila | 122 | #1,686 | 641 |
| Jamilah | 43 | #3,543 | 243 |
| Jamyla | 27 | #4,925 | 124 |
| Jamylah | 17 | #6,660 | 76 |
| Jamilla | 6 | #13,911 | 51 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jamila?
122 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamila (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jamila born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamila.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamila?
About 8,100 people born in the US named Jamila are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 19 and 45. That makes Jamila mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jamila by state
How common Jamila was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.1×), North Carolina (1.7×), Ohio (1.6×), Florida (1.5×). In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jamila: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamila, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jamila
How popular is the name Jamila?
Jamila was the 1686th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 122 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 468th with 418 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 228 places. More babies were named Jamila in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jamila a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jamila in the US.
Where is Jamila most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamila was most common in New York (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Ohio.