Given name
Jamilia
“a beautiful and elegant lady”
Jamilia is a variant of Jameelah. One Arabic interpretation is “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamilia is a variant of Jameelah. One Arabic interpretation is “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jamilia 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 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamilia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 521
- 0 boys · 521 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,897 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,897 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 26 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 451 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.
Jamilia’s family of names
Jamilia has a related form in Jameelah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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