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Jamelia

Girl

Meaning of Jamelia: Arabic: 'beautiful'

Jamelia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9103rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9103

10 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

930

First recorded 1974 · peak 1987

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 16 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 23 babies1986: 38 babies1987: 40 babies1988: 23 babies1989: 27 babies1990: 21 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 37 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 37 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 20 babies1997: 20 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 17 babies2000: 15 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 19 babies2004: 9 babies2005: 10 babies2006: 13 babies2007: 24 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 9 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 9 babies2013: 16 babies2014: 13 babies2015: 14 babies2016: 12 babies2017: 9 babies2018: 15 babies2019: 15 babies2020: 10 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 10 babies2023: 18 babies2024: 17 babies2025: 10 babies
US babies named Jamelia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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