Given name
Jarmila
“born during the spring”
In Czech use, Jarmila is a feminine form of Jaromil. One Czech interpretation is “born during the spring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Czech use, Jarmila is a feminine form of Jaromil. One Czech interpretation is “born during the spring.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Czech use, Jarmila is a feminine form of Jaromil. An origin associated with Jaromil is Czech.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarmila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 7 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 1930. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 286 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.
Jarmila’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Jarmila has a diminutive in Jara. Jarmila is a feminine form of Jaromil. In Czech usage, Jarmila has a diminutive in JARDA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jaradiminutive · Slovak
- Jarmillalikely variant
- Jarunkadiminutive · Czech
- Jarkadiminutive · Czech, Slovak
- Járadiminutive · Czech
- Jardadiminutive · Czech
- Jarušdiminutive · Czech
- Jaruškadiminutive · Czech, Slovak
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jarmila
- Jarmila KratochvílováCzechoslovak runnerborn 1951
- Jarmila WolfeSlovak-Australian female tennis playerborn 1987
- Jarmila MachačováCzech bikerborn 1986
- Jarmila NovotnáCzech actress, opera singer and singer (1907–1994)
- Jarmila KrálíčkováCzech sports officialborn 1944
- Jarmila LoukotkováCzech translator, bookwriter and historic literature writer (1923–2007)
- Jarmila NygrýnováLong jumper from the Czech Republic (1953-1999)
- Jarmila ŠulákováCzech actress and singer (1929-2017)
- Jarmila JurkovičováCzech Olympic athlete and javelin throwerborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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