Girls' name · since 1978
Jemila
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 144 babies named Jemila, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jemila sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 144 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemila has been recorded 144 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2022.
- #23,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 144 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jemila ranks #23,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 144 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 144
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jemila's 144 recorded births place it above 67.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jemila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jemila splits its recorded history at 1993: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jemila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2022
- Peak year (1993)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jemila by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (69 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Jemila's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jemila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 19
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 69 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Jemila's decade-level peak was the 1990s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jemila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1978–2022 (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 Jemila 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.