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Jamila
OriginArabic
Meaning"beautiful, graceful"
US Rank#1686
2025 SSA
About Jamila
Soft and appealing, with a whiff of vanilla.
Pronounced juh-MEEL-uh.
As of October 2026, Jamila ranked #1686 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #468 in 1977.
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 | #2,074 | 94 | 52.6 |
| 2015 | #1,914 | 106 | 59.4 |
| 2016 | #1,737 | 120 | 67.7 |
| 2017 | #1,848 | 111 | 64.3 |
| 2018 | #1,351 | 167 | 98.2 |
| 2019 | #1,510 | 144 | 85.8 |
| 2020 | #1,757 | 114 | 70.5 |
| 2021 | #1,592 | 132 | 80.4 |
| 2022 | #1,876 | 108 | 65.8 |
| 2023 | #1,512 | 142 | 88.5 |
| 2024 | #1,560 | 136 | 83.9 |
| 2025 | #1,686 | 122 | 75.9 |
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- Jamila bint Thabit
wife of Umar; companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Jamila Velazquez
American actress and singer
- Jamila Mejri
Tunisian poet
- Jamila Afghani
Afghan feminist activist
- Jamila Gavin
British children's author
- Jamila Jemstone
Nigerian singer
- Jamila Madeira
Portuguese politician
- Jamila Massey
British actress
- Jamila Mujahed
Afghan journalist
- Jamila Abdallah Taha al
Shanti, Palestinian politician
Jamila in pop culture
- Jamila Singer
character in Salman Rushdie's book "Midnight's Children"
- "Jamila and the President
" 2008 Indonesian film
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