Given name
Jalila
“an important woman; one who is exalted”
Jalila is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “an important woman; one who is exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “an important woman; one who is exalted.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jalila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 231
- 0 boys · 231 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,440 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +54%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,440 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 354 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.
Jalila’s family of names
Jalila has a related form in Jalil. Jalila has a related form in Jalilah. Jalila has a related form in Galila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jalilvariant
- Jalilahvariant
- Jalylavariant
- Jalylahvariant
- Jaleelavariant
- Jalealahvariant
- Jalealavariant
- Jaleelahvariant
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jalila
- Jalila HaiderPakistani human rights lawyer and Provincial president of Women Democratic Frontborn 1988
- Princess Jalila of HejazHejazi Royal1922–1955
- Jalila BaccarTunisian playwright and actressborn 1952
- Jalila HafsiaTunisian journalist and writer1927–2023
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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