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Jamilah
OriginArabic
Meaning"beautiful, graceful"
GenderGirl
About Jamilah
Variation of Jamila
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,946 | 58 | 32.5 |
| 2015 | #3,405 | 47 | 26.3 |
| 2016 | #3,155 | 52 | 29.3 |
| 2017 | #3,453 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2018 | #2,466 | 72 | 42.3 |
| 2019 | #2,636 | 66 | 39.3 |
| 2020 | #3,158 | 50 | 30.9 |
| 2021 | #2,863 | 59 | 36 |
| 2022 | #4,070 | 36 | 21.9 |
| 2023 | #2,795 | 61 | 38 |
| 2024 | #3,525 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2025 | #3,543 | 43 | 26.8 |
Famous Jamilahs
- Jamilah bint Adwan
ancestress of the Prophet Muhammad
- Jamilah Lemieux
American writer/editor and speaker
- Jamilah Nasheed (born Jenise Williams)
American politician from Missouri
- Linda "Jamilah" Kolocotronis
American novelist
- Jamilah Tangaza
Nigerian journalist and technocrat
Jamilah in pop culture
- Jamilah "Jamie" Towfeek
main character in "Ten Things I Hate About Me" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
- Jamilah Malik
character on Scottish TV series "River City"
- Jamilah
lead character in 2017 film "Step Sisters"
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