Jamilla Girl
How popular is Jamilla?
#13,204 girl name in 2025
6 baby girls were named Jamilla in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
1,155living people named Jamilla (est.)
34median age of people named Jamilla
1,181babies named Jamilla since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Jamilla popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▼ 2087 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-50% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,926 in 2015, #7,964 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1988 (42 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,534 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jamilla counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jamila family of names ranked #951 for girls in 2025 (#955 the year before), with 222 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jamila | 122 | 55% |
| Jamilah | 43 | 19% |
| Jamyla | 27 | 12% |
| Jamylah | 17 | 8% |
| Jamilla | 6 | 3% |
| Jamela | 7 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jamilla by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 189 | #2,582 |
| 1980s | 317 | #2,534 |
| 1990s | 318 | #2,825 |
| 2000s | 170 | #5,146 |
| 2010s | 123 | #7,141 |
| 2020s | 64 | #6,686 |
Girl names about as popular as Jamilla
Questions
- Is Jamilla a boy or girl name?
- Jamilla is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jamilla were girls.
- How popular is the name Jamilla?
- 6 baby girls were named Jamilla in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
- When was Jamilla most popular?
- Jamilla peaked in 1988, when 42 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,534 in 1988.
- How many people are named Jamilla?
- 1,181 babies have been named Jamilla in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,155 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.