Jameelah

Recorded 1969–2025 · United States

Jameelah was most popular in 1978, when 82 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,287 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,312 people named Jameelah.

Most popular in1978

Rank that year#2,287

Births that year82

Total since 18801,312

Given to100% girls

Jameelah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jameelah’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jameelah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jameelah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,312 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jameelah

Where Jameelah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org