Jamilah
Jamilah was the 3543rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1506th with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 138 places. More babies were named Jamilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,543 girls, down 383 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197773 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,672babies recorded
Jamilah popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 16 since 1977.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,543 | 43 |
| 2020 | #3,160 | 50 |
| 2010 | #4,061 | 37 |
| 2000 | #3,184 | 43 |
| 1990 | #2,615 | 45 |
| 1980 | #2,552 | 37 |
| 1970 | #4,868 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jamilah, counting every spelling?
Jamilah is a spelling of Jamila, a name family that ranked #1,058 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,543 for Jamilah 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 Jamilah?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamilah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jamilah 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamilah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamilah?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Jamilah are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 13 and 40. That makes Jamilah mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Jamilah by state
How common Jamilah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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 Jamilah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamilah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jamilah
How popular is the name Jamilah?
Jamilah was the 3543rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 1506th with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 138 places. More babies were named Jamilah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jamilah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jamilah in the US.
Where is Jamilah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamilah was most common in Minnesota (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New York.