Jamila

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Jamila is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of the masculine Arabic given name Jamil, which comes from the Arabic word jamāl, meaning beautiful.

From Wikipedia

Jamila first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 35 babies (rank #797 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jamila

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jamila yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

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Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Jamila

Jamila Afghaniactivist · b. 1976

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	31	#744
1997	32	#742
1998	31	#745
1999	30	#762
2000	27	#840
2001	29	#826
2002	27	#871
2003	32	#832
2004	35	#797
2005	31	#903
2006	29	#986
2007	28	#1,059
2008	22	#1,318
2009	27	#1,158
2010	27	#1,194
2011	24	#1,305
2012	21	#1,500
2013	29	#1,200
2014	15	#1,925
2015	17	#1,748
2016	29	#1,193