How Many People Are Named Jamilah?
An estimated 2,536 people in the United States have the first name Jamilah. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Jamilah peaked in popularity in 1977 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamilah 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 Jamilah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,536
About 1 in 135,155 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1977
79 births
Total Registered
2,629
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamilah
Jamilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,629 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Jamilah as a male name
Ranked #6,468 in 1979
5 male births in 1979
Peak: 1977 (6 births)
Jamilah as a female name
Ranked #3,525 in 2024
44 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (73 births)
Jamilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamilah span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 544 babies were registered. While Jamilah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jamilah by Decade
How has Jamilah 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.
Jamilah by State
Birth registrations for Jamilah span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, Minnesota, Indiana. On average, about 68 Jamilahs were registered per state.
Jamilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jamilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamilah?
We estimate approximately 2,536 people named Jamilah 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 135,155 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamilah a common name?
Jamilah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,629 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamilah most popular?
Jamilah reached peak popularity in 1977, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamilah is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamilah a female name?
Jamilah is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamilah Smith, Jamilah Johnson, Jamilah 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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