Is Jamilah a boy or girl name?
Jamilah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 0 boys were named Jamilah, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 2,629 US babies named Jamilah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,525
- Babies named Jamilah since 1965
- 2,629
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 79 babies
Boys and girls named Jamilah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1970s | 16 | 349 | 95.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 474 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 532 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 442 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 544 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 250 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,525 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,795 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,070 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,863 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,158 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,636 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,466 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,453 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,155 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,405 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,946 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,738 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,393 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,028 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,061 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,175 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,738 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,739 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,527 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,546 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,659 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,068 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,263 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,648 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,184 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,380 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,986 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,460 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,866 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,434 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,237 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,992 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,254 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,633 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,615 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,314 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,209 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,012 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,817 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,238 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,285 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,087 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,422 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,552 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,468 | 63 | #1,741 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,216 | 51 | #1,923 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,427 | 73 | #1,506 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,823 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,766 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,144 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,390 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,211 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,649 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,868 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,904 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,436 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,079 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,082 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jamilah reached #5,427 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #1,506 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 Jamilah
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.