Given name
Jamilah
“a beautiful and elegant lady”
Jamilah is a variant of Jameelah. One Arabic interpretation is “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamilah is a variant of Jameelah. One Arabic interpretation is “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jamilah 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 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamilah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,672
- 16 boys · 2,656 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #3,543 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,543 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 73 in 1977. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,106 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.
Jamilah’s family of names
Jamilah has a related form in Jameelah. In English usage, Jamilah has a conventional equivalent in the German form DJAMILA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jamilah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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