Given name
Jemilla
“a beautiful and elegant lady”
Jemilla is a variant of Jameelah. One Arabic interpretation is “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jemilla is a variant of Jameelah. One Arabic interpretation is “a beautiful and elegant lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jemilla 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 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jemilla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 6 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 6 in 1979. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jemilla’s family of names
Jemilla has a related form in Jameelah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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