Jamillah Girl
How popular is Jamillah?
Peaked in 1975
No babies were recorded with the name Jamillah in 2025. It was most used in 1975, when 60 girls got the name.
1,013living people named Jamillah (est.)
44median age of people named Jamillah
1,048babies named Jamillah since 1880
Jamillah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1975 (60 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,625 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Jamillah 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.
Jamillah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | #4,197 |
| 1970s | 421 | #1,625 |
| 1980s | 261 | #2,486 |
| 1990s | 197 | #3,292 |
| 2000s | 87 | #7,574 |
| 2010s | 51 | #9,147 |
| 2020s | 19 | #10,245 |
Questions
- Is Jamillah a boy or girl name?
- Jamillah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jamillah were girls.
- How popular is the name Jamillah?
- No babies were recorded with the name Jamillah in 2025. It was most used in 1975, when 60 girls got the name.
- When was Jamillah most popular?
- Jamillah peaked in 1975, when 60 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,625 in 1975.
- How many people are named Jamillah?
- 1,048 babies have been named Jamillah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,013 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 44.
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.