Recorded 1963–2018 Unisex name Peak 1991 456 births

Jamille — unisex name

456 babies named Jamille in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s181970s1221980s1401990s852000s622010s29
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jamille was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jamille in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamille

The Social Security Administration has registered 456 babies named Jamille between 1963 and 2018, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamille currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Jamille is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 260 additional births since 1972.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamille performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jamille shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamille in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamille 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 456 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.

Jamille at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

456

Since 1963

56 years of records

Peak year

1991

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1963

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jamille popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1963

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1991)
21
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
0510152025 201820061999199219861980197419641963 5

Jamille popularity over time — boys

260 total births recorded since 1972 (Jamille as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 260 births
468101214 201420042000199419901984197919751972 6

Jamille by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
140 births that decade — 31% of Jamille's all-time total
1960s181970s1221980s1401990s852000s622010s29

Jamille by state

Where Jamille concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamille
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.1%
Illinois share of Jamille's total US births 1.1%

5 of 456 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamille?
456 babies have been named Jamille since 1963. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1991 with 21 births.
When was Jamille most popular?
Jamille was most popular in the 1980s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Jamille most popular?
The top states for the name Jamille are Illinois (5 births).
Is Jamille a unisex name?
Yes, Jamille is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 456 births, and as a boy's name it has 260 births.
How long has the name Jamille been used?
Jamille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 56 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jamille?
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.

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, 1963–2018 (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.