Given name
Jamelia
“a beautiful and elegant lady”
Jamelia is a variant of Jameelah. One Arabic interpretation is “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamelia is a variant of Jameelah. One Arabic interpretation is “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jamelia is a variant of Jameelah. An origin associated with Jameelah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 930
- 0 boys · 930 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,732 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,732 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 40 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 809 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.
Jamelia’s family of names
Jamelia has a related form in Jameelah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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