Girls' name · since 1962
Jamila
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 8,322 babies named Jamila, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,322
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamila currently ranks #1687 among girls' names in America, with 8,322 babies recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamila has been recorded 8,322 times among girls since 1962, currently ranked #1687 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2025.
- #1,869 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,687 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,322 born since 1962
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamila ranks #1,869 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,687 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,322 born since 1962, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,869 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,687 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,322
- born since 1962
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamila's 8,322 recorded births place it above 97.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jamila compares
8,322 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamila's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,322 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 418 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamila splits its recorded history at 1994: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 418 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 418
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Jamila by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,887 births, 23% of the file).
1980s was Jamila's strongest decade.
1,887 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Jamila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,781 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,887 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,834 births
- 2000s
2000s
930 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,074 births
- 2020s
2020s
755 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,887 births (23% of all-time use).
How Jamila compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jamila's total volume
Jamila by state
Where Jamila concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,086 | 13.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,024 | 12.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 523 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 461 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 343 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 322 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 308 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 285 | 3.4% |
1,086 of 8,322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Jamila appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamila's data
- Jamila's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (1,887 total births) through the 2020s (755) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jamilas (1,086 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jamila draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.