Fun Facts About the Name Aamilah
- 121 babies named Aamilah: U.S. records list 121 babies given the name Aamilah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Aamilah Mean?
Aamilah is an Arabic feminine name usually understood to mean "industrious," "active," or literally "female worker." It comes from the Arabic root ʿ-m-l (ع-م-ل), the source of the verb ʿamila (عَمِلَ, "to work, do") and the active participle ʿāmil (عَامِل, "worker, doer"). The feminine form is ʿāmila (عَامِلَة), which is transliterated into English as Aamilah. The form follows the Arabic active-participle pattern fāʿil, feminine fāʿilah.
A second Arabic form, āmila (آمِلَة, "hopeful," the feminine of āmil), can be transliterated the same way. Because ordinary English spelling does not distinguish the initial ʿayn (ع) from the alif with maddah (آ) in āmila, the intended Arabic word is not always clear; the "industrious" explanation is the one most commonly attached to Aamilah.
Aamilah Name History & Origins
Aamilah derives from the Arabic feminine active participle ʿāmila. It belongs to a common Arabic naming pattern in which ordinary adjectives and participles are adopted as personal names, here with the feminine ending -ah (ة). The masculine counterpart is ʿĀmil (Aamil).
In English use, Aamilah is chiefly a transliteration of the Arabic name; spellings such as Amilah and Aamila also occur. The root ʿ-m-l is widespread in Arabic vocabulary for work and action, as in ʿamal (عَمَل, "work, deed"), and the name is understood against that background. It is unrelated to the similar-looking English name Amelia.
How Popular is the Name Aamilah?
Aamilah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2016. Its best rank was #7,602 in 2016.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #15,247 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #13,590 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #8,023 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #12,135 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #8,598 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #8,615 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #14,126 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #7,602 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #8,932 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #14,562 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #8,136 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #8,633 | 13 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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