The first name Jamila

In 2025, 16 girls were named Jamila, making it the 1,809th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2004, with 35 births (#788).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jamila with other names.

In 2025, 122 girls born in the United States were named Jamila, the 1,686th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1977, when 418 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Jamila in French too.

• Jamila Afghani
  Feminist and women's rights activist in Afghanistan, born 1976
• Jamila Abbas
  Computer scientist, software engineer, businesswoman and entrepreneur in Kenya., born 1984
• Jamila Woods
  American singer, born 1989
• Jamila Awad
  Egyptian actress, born 1991
• Jamila Massey
  Actress, born 1934
• Jamila Bey
  American journalist, born 1976
• Gameela Ismail
  Egyptian Journalist, Politician and chairwoman of constitution party, born 1966

• Layla
• Aaliyah
• Lyla
• Maryam
• Fatima
• Aisha
• Leila
• Laila
• Amira
• Zahra
• Amina
• Lila
• Aliyah
• Khadija
• Yasmin
• Ayesha

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Jamila mean?

Jamila means “beautiful” in Arabic.

What is the origin of the name Jamila?

From Arabic جَمِيلَة (jamīla, “beautiful”).

How popular is the name Jamila?

In 2025, 16 girls born in England and Wales were named Jamila, ranking 1,809th. Its peak was 2004, with 35 births.

Is Jamila a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,322 US babies named Jamila since 1880 were girls.

When was Jamila most popular?

1977 in the United States, when 418 babies were named Jamila, its highest rank at 468th.