Jamilah is an uncommon variant of Jamila that peaked in 1977 and remains in steady use.
Jamilah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,543 for girl births in the United States (and #6,237 across all names), given to 43 babies. Jamilah was first reported in SSA data in 1965 and peaked in 1977 (73 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | #3,543 | — |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | #3,539 | — |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | #2,799 | — |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | #4,074 | — |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | #2,865 | — |
| 2020 | 50 | 50 | #3,160 | — |
| 2019 | 66 | 66 | #2,636 | — |
| 2018 | 72 | 72 | #2,467 | — |
| 2017 | 45 | 45 | #3,453 | — |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #3,155 | — |
| 2015 | 47 | 47 | #3,405 | — |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #2,946 | — |
| 2013 | 63 | 63 | #2,739 | — |
| 2012 | 48 | 48 | #3,395 | — |
| 2011 | 56 | 56 | #3,028 | — |
| 2010 | 37 | 37 | #4,061 | — |
| 2009 | 53 | 53 | #3,175 | — |
| 2008 | 43 | 43 | #3,738 | — |
| 2007 | 43 | 43 | #3,740 | — |
| 2006 | 45 | 45 | #3,527 | — |
| 2005 | 42 | 42 | #3,546 | — |
| 2004 | 40 | 40 | #3,659 | — |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | #4,068 | — |
| 2002 | 43 | 43 | #3,263 | — |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | #2,648 | — |
| 2000 | 43 | 43 | #3,184 | — |
| 1999 | 62 | 62 | #2,380 | — |
| 1998 | 43 | 43 | #2,986 | — |
| 1997 | 53 | — | #2,460 | — |
| 1996 | 42 | — | #2,866 | — |
| 1995 | 53 | — | #2,434 | — |
| 1994 | 59 | — | #2,237 | — |
| 1993 | 70 | — | #1,992 | — |
| 1992 | 59 | — | #2,254 | — |
| 1991 | 46 | — | #2,633 | — |
| 1990 | 45 | — | #2,615 | — |
| 1989 | 51 | — | #2,314 | — |
| 1988 | 46 | — | #2,381 | — |
| 1987 | 49 | — | #2,209 | — |
| 1986 | 54 | — | #2,012 | — |
| 1985 | 62 | — | #1,817 | — |
| 1984 | 44 | — | #2,238 | — |
| 1983 | 42 | — | #2,285 | — |
| 1982 | 49 | — | #2,087 | — |
| 1981 | 40 | — | #2,422 | — |
| 1980 | 37 | — | #2,552 | — |
| 1979 | 68 | — | #1,741 | #6,468 |
| 1978 | 56 | — | #1,923 | #6,218 |
| 1977 | 79 | — | #1,506 | #5,427 |
| 1976 | 51 | — | #1,824 | — |
| 1975 | 27 | — | #2,766 | — |
| 1974 | 22 | — | #3,144 | — |
| 1973 | 19 | — | #3,390 | — |
| 1972 | 20 | — | #3,211 | — |
| 1971 | 12 | — | #4,649 | — |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #4,868 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #7,904 | — |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #7,436 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #6,080 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,082 | — |