How Many People Are Named Jameelah?
An estimated 1,246 people in the United States have the first name Jameelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jameelah peaked in popularity in 1978 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jameelah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jameelah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,246
About 1 in 275,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1978
82 births
Total Registered
1,302
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jameelah
Jameelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,302 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jameelah as a female name
Ranked #8,633 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (82 births)
Jameelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jameelah span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 330 babies were registered. Jameelah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jameelah by Decade
How has Jameelah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jameelah by State
Birth registrations for Jameelah span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New Jersey, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania. On average, about 33 Jameelahs were registered per state.
Jameelah + Last Name Combinations
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Jameelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jameelah?
We estimate approximately 1,246 people named Jameelah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 275,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Jameelah a common name?
Jameelah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,302 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jameelah most popular?
Jameelah reached peak popularity in 1978, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jameelah is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jameelah a female name?
Jameelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jameelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jameelah Smith, Jameelah Johnson, Jameelah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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