Fun Facts About the Name Jalilah
- 264 babies named Jalilah: U.S. records list 264 babies given the name Jalilah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jalilah Mean?
Jalilah is an Arabic name meaning "exalted," "great," or "majestic." It is the feminine form of the adjective jalīl (جليل), "great, magnificent, exalted," built on the root j-l-l. The related noun jalāl (جلال) means "majesty," "splendor," or "glory" and appears in the Qur'anic phrase Dhū al-Jalāl wa-al-Ikrām, "Lord of Majesty and Honor" (55:78). Adding the feminine ending -ah turns the adjective into a feminine personal name, so the literal sense is "great (feminine)" or "majestic (feminine)"; English renderings usually settle on "exalted" or "majestic." The name also appears in transliteration as Jalila and Jaleela. The masculine al-Jalīl is counted among the names of God in Islamic tradition, but the feminine form used for a person is ordinary name vocabulary rather than a divine title.
Jalilah Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the broad Arabic category of personal names taken directly from adjectives, particularly adjectives describing admired qualities. Its masculine counterparts, Jalāl and Jalīl, are more widespread and older in use; the compound type Jalāl al-Dīn ("majesty of the faith") was a common learned title name. Jalilah simply adds the feminine ending to that same root.
Because the root j-l-l is tied to divine majesty in Islamic usage, the name carries religious resonance for many families, and it is used both in Arabic-speaking countries and by Muslim communities in South Asia, Iran, and Turkey, where the corresponding Turkish feminine form is Celile. Pronunciation and spelling vary by region, and English forms often drop the final h or render the long vowel as ee.
How Popular is the Name Jalilah?
Jalilah 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 2025. Its best rank was #4,923 in 2025.
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 | #4,923 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 2024 | #6,237 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #11,596 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #7,786 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #8,688 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #8,152 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #9,356 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #7,225 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,225 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #9,685 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #7,838 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,772 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #9,328 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #11,575 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #12,775 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #9,175 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #15,914 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #17,188 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #12,746 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #8,229 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #12,442 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #12,372 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #14,368 | 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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