Fun Facts About the Name Jalila
- 231 babies named Jalila: U.S. records list 231 babies given the name Jalila from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jalila Mean?
Jalila is an Arabic feminine name meaning "great," "exalted," or "majestic." It comes from the Arabic adjective jalīl (جليل), "great, mighty, exalted," built on the root j-l-l. The feminine form is jalīla (جليلة), the adjective with the feminine ending -a. The same root yields jalāl (جلال), "majesty, grandeur," and the divine name al-Jalīl (الجليل), "the Majestic," one of the names of God in Islamic tradition. Literally, then, the name is the feminine of an adjective of greatness; it is customarily rendered in English as "magnificent," "glorious," or "exalted."
Jalila Name History & Origins
Jalila belongs to a large group of Arabic names taken from adjectives of praise, and it has masculine counterparts in Jalil and Jalal, both of which are also given names. The feminine form Jalila is used as a personal name in the Arabic-speaking world, including the Levant, Egypt, Iraq, and North Africa. In the Maghreb, where Arabic names are often transliterated through French, it commonly appears as Djalila.
The name traveled with Arabic and Islam. Along the East African coast it is found among Swahili speakers in Kenya and Tanzania, and it also occurs in Malay-speaking Muslim communities in Malaysia and Indonesia. In these settings the name keeps its Arabic form and meaning rather than developing a separate etymology.
Jalila should not be confused with the similar-sounding Hebrew name Galila, which is associated with the Galilee region and comes from a different root. Its resemblance to Jalil and Jalal, by contrast, is real: all three share the Arabic root j-l-l.
How Popular is the Name Jalila?
Jalila 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 2001. Its best rank was #6,918 in 1979.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,440 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #9,812 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,251 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #9,989 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #14,131 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,544 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #10,913 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #15,103 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,296 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,474 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #17,676 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #9,992 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #15,767 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,258 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #16,295 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #10,429 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,919 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #16,767 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #16,507 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #7,921 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #11,303 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #14,367 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #14,118 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #7,661 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #6,918 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #8,531 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #7,451 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,271 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #7,789 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #8,753 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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