Jamala

ja-MAH-luh /dʒæˈmɑːlə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Jamala is a very rare variant of Jamila that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Jamala is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2001. Jamala was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1979 (12 births).

About the name Jamala

Pronunciationja-MAH-luh /dʒæˈmɑːlə/
12peak births 1979
1972first in SSA data

Names similar to Jamala

How popular is Jamala?

Girls named Jamala
19721975198019851990199520002001
Girls named Jamala per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–2001 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2001) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jamala total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200155#16,360
19915—#14,024
19889—#7,955
19875—#12,001
19856—#9,770
19836—#9,475
19816—#9,533
197912—#5,538
19785—#10,350
19778—#7,132
19768—#6,850
197510—#5,691
19746—#8,068
19737—#6,930
19725—#8,754