Given name

Amilah

Amilah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Amilah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Amilah through the years

Babies since 1880
527
0 boys · 527 girls
Most popular year
2019
54 babies
2025
31
#4,461 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−8%
Steady
0102030402025Highest share 201919
Amilah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2007–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inFlorida, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Florida (5), California (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,461 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 54 in 2019. In 2025, California and Florida shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Amilah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Amalah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Jamylah

21RareSteady

>99% girls

Modern

Anyila

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aleenah

17Very rareCooling

>99% girls

Modern

Ariella

“a lioness of God” · “a lion of God”

72CommonRising

>99% girls

Modern

Aabidah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Adalet

“justice”

28RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Athaleyah

“The Lord is exalted”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Amilah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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