How Many People Are Named Jamilla?
An estimated 1,125 people in the United States have the first name Jamilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jamilla peaked in popularity in 1988 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamilla 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 Jamilla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,125
About 1 in 304,671 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1988
42 births
Total Registered
1,175
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamilla
Jamilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,175 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jamilla as a female name
Ranked #11,498 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (42 births)
Jamilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamilla span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 318 babies were registered. Jamilla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamilla by Decade
How has Jamilla 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.
Jamilla by State
Birth registrations for Jamilla span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, California. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 19 Jamillas were registered per state.
Jamilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jamilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamilla?
We estimate approximately 1,125 people named Jamilla 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 304,671 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamilla a common name?
Jamilla is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,175 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamilla most popular?
Jamilla reached peak popularity in 1988, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamilla is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamilla a female name?
Jamilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamilla Smith, Jamilla Johnson, Jamilla 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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