Girls' name · since 1965
Jamilah
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 2,656 babies named Jamilah, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,536 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,656
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamilah is the #3536 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,656 recorded since 1965.
Social Security Administration records show Jamilah recorded 2,656 times among girls since 1965, holding rank #3536 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2025.
- #3,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,536 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,656 born since 1965
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamilah ranks #3,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,536 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,656 born since 1965, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,536 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,656
- born since 1965
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamilah's 2,656 recorded births place it above 94.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jamilah compares
2,656 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Jamilah's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamilah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,656 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamilah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamilah splits its recorded history at 1996: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 73 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamilah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Jamilah popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 1977 (Jamilah as boys' name)
Jamilah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (544 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Jamilah's strongest decade.
544 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Jamilah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
349 births
- 1980s
1980s
474 births
- 1990s
1990s
532 births
- 2000s
2000s
442 births
- 2010s
2010s
544 births
- 2020s
2020s
293 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 544 births (20% of all-time use).
How Jamilah 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 Jamilah's total volume
Jamilah by state
Where Jamilah concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 263 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 240 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 104 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 82 | 3.1% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 47 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 33 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 24 | 0.9% |
263 of 2,656 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Jamilah appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamilah's data
- Jamilah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (544 total births) through the 2020s (293) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jamilahs (263 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamilah: 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 (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Jamilah 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.