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Amilah

Girl

Meaning of Amilah: Arabic: 'hopeful'

Amilah is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4262nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4262

31 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

527

First recorded 2007 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 0 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 8 babies2009: 6 babies2010: 12 babies20102011: 9 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 32 babies2015: 32 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 30 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 54 babies2020: 47 babies20202021: 47 babies2022: 31 babies2023: 38 babies2024: 39 babies2025: 31 babies
US babies named Amilah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 54.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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