Girls' name · since 1969
Jamillah
1,048 babies named Jamillah in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,048
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamillah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,048 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Jamillah recorded 1,048 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2023.
- #7,269 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,048 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamillah ranks #7,269 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,048 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,269 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,048
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamillah's 1,048 recorded births place it above 89.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New Jersey.
Jamillah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamillah splits its recorded history at 1994: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamillah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2023
- Peak year (1975)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jamillah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (421 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Jamillah's strongest decade.
421 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jamillah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
421 births
- 1980s
1980s
261 births
- 1990s
1990s
197 births
- 2000s 87
2000s
87 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 421 births (40% of all-time use).
How Jamillah 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 Jamillah's total volume
Jamillah by state
Where Jamillah concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 113 | 10.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 64 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 50 | 4.8% |
| #4 | California | | 33 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
113 of 1,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Jamillah's decade-level peak was the 1970s (421 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Jamillahs (113 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamillah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1969–2023 (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 Jamillah 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.