Is Jamilah a boy or girl name?

Jamilah is a girl’s name. Of the 2,672 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.

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Jamilah

Recorded 1965–2025 · United States

Jamilah was most popular in 1977, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,283 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,196, with 43 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,672 people named Jamilah.

Jamilah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jamilah’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamilah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamilah is a girl’s name — 99.4% of the 2,672 Americans given it were girls and 0.6% 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 Jamilah

Where Jamilah 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