Jamyla
Jamyla was the 4925th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 3630th with 43 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 621 places. More babies were named Jamyla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,925 girls, down 713 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 744babies recorded
Jamyla popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,925 | 27 |
| 2020 | #4,212 | 33 |
| 2010 | #4,790 | 30 |
| 2000 | #8,805 | 11 |
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How popular is Jamyla, counting every spelling?
Jamyla is a spelling of Jamila, a name family that ranked #1,058 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,925 for Jamyla 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 Jamyla?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamyla (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jamyla 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamyla.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamyla?
About 700 people born in the US named Jamyla are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Jamyla 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.
Jamyla by state
How common Jamyla was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 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
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Questions about the name Jamyla
How popular is the name Jamyla?
Jamyla was the 4925th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 3630th with 43 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 621 places. More babies were named Jamyla in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jamyla a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jamyla in the US.
Where is Jamyla most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamyla was most common in Illinois (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Florida.