US rank #7798 Girls' name Peak 2020 266 births

Jamylah — #7798 US girls' name

266 babies named Jamylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s392010s1362020s86
#7798
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Jamylah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

27 babies were named Jamylah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamylah

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Jamylah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamylah currently holds the #7798 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamylah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jamylah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. 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 Jamylah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamylah 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 266 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.

Jamylah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

266

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2020

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,798

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jamylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
27
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
051015202530 20242021201820152012200920051999 5

Jamylah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 51% of Jamylah's all-time total
1990s52000s392010s1362020s86

Jamylah by state

Where Jamylah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 1.9%
Illinois share of Jamylah's total US births 1.9%

5 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamylah?
266 babies have been named Jamylah since 1999. It currently ranks #7798 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 27 births.
When was Jamylah most popular?
Jamylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Jamylah most popular?
The top states for the name Jamylah are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Jamylah been used?
Jamylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jamylah?
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, 1999–2024 (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.