How Many People Are Named Jamila?
An estimated 7,831 people in the United States have the first name Jamila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jamila peaked in popularity in 1977 with 418 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamila 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 Jamila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,831
About 1 in 43,769 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1977
418 births
Total Registered
8,198
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamila
Jamila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,198 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jamila as a female name
Ranked #1,560 in 2024
136 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (418 births)
Jamila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamila span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,887 babies were registered. While Jamila is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jamila by Decade
How has Jamila 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.
Jamila by State
Birth registrations for Jamila span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Iowa, Colorado. On average, about 190 Jamilas were registered per state.
Jamila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jamila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamila?
We estimate approximately 7,831 people named Jamila 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 43,769 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamila a common name?
Jamila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,198 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamila most popular?
Jamila reached peak popularity in 1977, when 418 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamila is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamila a female name?
Jamila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamila Smith, Jamila Johnson, Jamila 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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