Is Jamila a boy or girl name?
Jamila is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 136 girls and 0 boys were named Jamila, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 8,198 US babies named Jamila were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,560
- Babies named Jamila since 1962
- 8,198
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 418 babies
Boys and girls named Jamila, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,781 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,887 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,834 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 930 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,073 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 632 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,560 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,512 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,876 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,592 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,757 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,510 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,351 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,848 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,737 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,914 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,074 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,056 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,435 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,180 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,501 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,578 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,982 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,092 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,312 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,287 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,965 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,134 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,656 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,823 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,624 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,464 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,368 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,420 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,145 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 192 | #981 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 211 | #906 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 238 | #830 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 211 | #922 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 226 | #878 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 236 | #832 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 213 | #869 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 170 | #975 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 191 | #887 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 192 | #861 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,044 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 166 | #901 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 173 | #877 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 217 | #762 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 196 | #813 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 226 | #736 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 272 | #640 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 326 | #543 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 418 | #468 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 205 | #714 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 177 | #790 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 182 | #767 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,600 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,993 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,487 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,543 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,912 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,751 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,969 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,992 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,305 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,041 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,957 |
Highest rank
Jamila has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #468 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jamila
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.