US rank #15730 Girls' name Peak 1978 516 births

Jamilia — #15730 US girls' name

516 babies named Jamilia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s591980s1421990s1762000s742010s342020s31
#15730
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jamilia was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jamilia in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamilia

The Social Security Administration has registered 516 babies named Jamilia between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamilia currently holds the #15730 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamilia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jamilia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jamilia in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamilia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 516 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jamilia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

516

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1978

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,730

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jamilia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
26
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 20242017200620001994198819821977 23

Jamilia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
176 births that decade — 34% of Jamilia's all-time total
1970s591980s1421990s1762000s742010s342020s31

Jamilia by state

Where Jamilia concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Jamilia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 2.1%
#2 Illinois
7 1.4%
#3 Georgia
5 1.0%
#4 Texas
5 1.0%
New York share of Jamilia's total US births 2.1%
Even split

11 of 516 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamilia?
516 babies have been named Jamilia since 1977. It currently ranks #15730 among girls. The peak year was 1978 with 26 births.
When was Jamilia most popular?
Jamilia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Jamilia most popular?
The top states for the name Jamilia are New York (11 births), Illinois (7 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Jamilia been used?
Jamilia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jamilia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jamie, James, Jami, Jamila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.