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Jamila

Girl

Meaning of Jamila: Arabic & Persian: 'beautiful'

Jamila 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 — 1633rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1230th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1633

122 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1230

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,322

First recorded 1962 · peak 1977

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 196 babies1982: 217 babies1983: 173 babies1984: 166 babies1985: 143 babies1986: 192 babies1987: 191 babies1988: 170 babies1989: 213 babies1990: 236 babies19901991: 226 babies1992: 211 babies1993: 238 babies1994: 211 babies1995: 192 babies1996: 159 babies1997: 117 babies1998: 126 babies1999: 118 babies2000: 109 babies20002001: 97 babies2002: 111 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 95 babies2005: 79 babies2006: 82 babies2007: 97 babies2008: 106 babies2009: 72 babies2010: 74 babies20102011: 87 babies2012: 76 babies2013: 94 babies2014: 94 babies2015: 106 babies2016: 120 babies2017: 111 babies2018: 167 babies2019: 145 babies2020: 114 babies20202021: 132 babies2022: 108 babies2023: 142 babies2024: 137 babies2025: 122 babies
US babies named Jamila per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 238.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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