Jamila

“Beautiful” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1686 in the US (2025) · Retro

Jamila's best rank, #468, came in 1977; it has settled back to #1686 today. Roughly 8,300 girls have been named Jamila since 1962.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,800 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 4,800 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 5,100 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jamilas

Jamila Afghani — feminist and women's rights activist in Afghanistan
Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti — Palestinian politician
Jamila Abbas — computer scientist, software engineer, businesswoman and entrepreneur in Kenya
Jamila Schäfer — German politician
Jamila Gordon — Somali Australian entrepreneur

Among 124 notable people named Jamila:

No single standout — notable Jamilas spread across many fields.

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