Recorded 1976–2016 Girls' name Peak 1976 11 births

Jamiylah — girls' name

11 babies named Jamiylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s62010s5

The verdict

11 girls have been named Jamiylah since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2016.

11
total births
1976–2016
years on record
1970s
peak decade
55%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Jamiylah was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jamiylah in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamiylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Jamiylah between 1976 and 2016, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamiylah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamiylah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jamiylah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamiylah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamiylah 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 11 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.

Jamiylah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

11

Since 1976

41 years of records

Peak year

1976

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1976

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jamiylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1976

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1976)
6
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4.555.566.5 20161976 6

Jamiylah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Jamiylah's all-time total
1970s62010s5

Jamiylah by state

Where Jamiylah concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamiylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 45.5%
New York share of Jamiylah's total US births 45.5%

5 of 11 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamiylah?
11 babies have been named Jamiylah since 1976. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1976 with 6 births.
When was Jamiylah most popular?
Jamiylah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Jamiylah most popular?
The top states for the name Jamiylah are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jamiylah been used?
Jamiylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 41 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jamiylah?
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, 1976–2016 (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.