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 first appears in 1972 and peaked in 1979 (12 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | #16,360 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,024 |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #7,955 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #12,001 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #9,770 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,475 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #9,533 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,538 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #10,350 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,132 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #6,850 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #5,691 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,068 |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #6,930 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,754 |