Given name
Gamila
“a beautiful and elegant lady”
In Arabic use, Gamila carries the interpretation “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Arabic use, Gamila carries the interpretation “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Gamila is used as a form of Jamilah.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gamila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 56
- 0 boys · 56 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 188 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gamila’s family of names
Gamila is a form of Jamilah. Gamila has a related form in Gameala. Gamila has a related form in Gameela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Gemealavariant
- Gamealavariant
- Gemylavariant
- Gemeelavariant
- Gemillavariant
- Gemilavariant
- Gameliavariant
- Gamillevariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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