Fun Facts About the Name Jamilia
- 521 babies named Jamilia: U.S. records list 521 babies given the name Jamilia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jamilia Mean?
Jamilia is a feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "beautiful" or "lovely." It is a Latin-alphabet spelling of the Arabic name Jamila (جميلة), the feminine form of Jamil (جميل), "beautiful." Both come from the Arabic root j-m-l, which has the core sense of beauty; the name's meaning is the literal feminine adjective rather than a later symbolic interpretation. The spelling Jamilia adds an i to the transliteration but does not point to a different root.
Jamilia Name History & Origins
Jamilia is a Latin-alphabet rendering of the Arabic feminine name Jamila. The Arabic form is built from the root j-m-l and the feminine ending -a; its masculine counterpart is Jamil. The name was carried into non-Arabic-speaking Muslim communities through Arabic naming practice. In North Africa, French-influenced spelling produced Djamila; in Cyrillic-writing parts of Central Asia and the Caucasus, the name appears as Джамиля (Dzhamilya). Jamilia is an English and wider European transliteration of the same name; the additional i belongs to the Latin-script spelling, not to a separate Arabic root.
A later literary use is Chingiz Aitmatov's 1958 novella Jamila, translated into English under spellings including Jamilia; it is a modern literary title, not the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Jamilia?
Jamilia 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 1978. Its best rank was #3,036 in 1978.
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 | #15,897 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #16,237 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #16,165 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #10,727 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #16,244 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #12,694 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #14,549 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #16,928 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #10,434 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #12,474 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #17,958 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,864 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #18,699 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #14,173 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #13,588 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #13,324 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #11,761 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #9,096 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #16,366 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #6,949 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #7,916 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,734 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #6,292 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #7,802 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #4,580 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1994 | #4,905 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #4,441 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #4,290 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #5,509 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #4,756 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #5,386 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,072 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #4,361 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #5,047 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #6,635 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #6,468 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #4,346 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #7,740 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #6,039 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #5,075 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #6,373 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #3,036 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1977 | #3,310 | 23 | 0.0015% |
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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How the Name Jamilia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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