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The first name Kamilah

A girl’s name.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

A female given name.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 11 girls were named Kamilah, making it the 2,440th most popular girls’ name.

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205
babies named Kamilah, 1996–2025
#2,440
rank in 2025
2025
peak year

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

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Kamilah at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 94 girls born in the United States were named Kamilah, the 2,029th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 341 were.

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6,489
babies named Kamilah since 1880
#2,029
rank in 2025
2019
peak year

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.

Questions

How popular is the name Kamilah?
In 2025, 11 girls born in England and Wales were named Kamilah, ranking 2,440th.
Is Kamilah a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,489 US babies named Kamilah since 1880 were girls.
When was Kamilah most popular?
2019 in the United States, when 341 babies were named Kamilah, its highest rank at 806th.