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The baby name Jamila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒaːˈmiːla/ (jah-MEE-lah).

Jamila is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: /dʒaːˈmiːla/ (jah-MEE-lah)

What is the meaning of the name Jamila ?

The baby name Jamila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒaːˈmiːla/ (jah-MEE-lah).

Jamila is Arabic in Origin.

Jamila is the Arabic feminine form of Jamil, from the Semitic root j-m-l denoting beauty and grace; in Classical Arabic it appears as Jamila (جميلة), meaning "beautiful," "lovely," or "elegant." The name traveled with Islam and Arabic culture, entering Swahili, Persianate, and Turkic naming traditions and later the global diaspora, where simplified spellings became common.

Records show steady use throughout North Africa, the Levant, and the Arabian Peninsula, with notable bearers such as Algerian activist Djamila Bouhired keeping the name in public view; it rose in Anglophone countries from the late 20th century alongside other Arabic and African-origin names. Variants and transliterations include Jameela, Jamileh (Persian), Jamilah/Jamillah, Djamila (Maghrebi French), Gamila (Egyptian Arabic), Cemile (Turkish), Džemila/Dzemila (Bosnian), and Jamilya (Central Asia). Related names are the masculine Jamil and the abstract noun Jamal/Jamaal. Short forms Mila or Jami sometimes appear in English contexts.

Jamila has the following similar or variant Names

Jamila – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
Ireland Girls 2010 #1 — 983
BI Girls 0 #31 3 726
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Girls 0 #35 1 574
AZ 0 #42 2 706
AF Girls 0 #47 49 2,402
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
AZ Girls 0 #63 12 1,051
AF 0 #69 8 1,883
OM Girls 0 #70 439 15,987
KZ 0 #94 1 1,452
MA 0 #95 20,014 20,986
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
QA 0 #102 5 7,011
GE Girls 0 #104 5 1,564
AE Girls 0 #105 674 20,968
OM 0 #107 10 6,215
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #116 6 5,216
SD Girls 0 #117 386 7,678
TN 0 #119 5,247 13,765
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
NG Girls 0 #124 2,804 15,093
SA Girls 0 #128 1,876 25,931
Switzerland Girls 2024 #129 7 1,786
IQ 0 #129 5 3,533
Norway Girls 2011 #130 4 513
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
MT Girls 0 #149 5 3,773
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
AE 0 #157 21 10,220
QA Girls 0 #164 157 15,378
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
Sweden Girls 2022 #171 9 1,568
KW Girls 0 #172 417 19,177
GH Girls 0 #174 191 6,973
LU Girls 0 #184 7 4,850
GH 0 #191 53 5,396
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
AO Girls 0 #199 11 4,575
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
PS 0 #206 13 5,692
BD 0 #210 18 5,992
NG 0 #218 47 5,926
JO Girls 0 #219 111 7,570
KZ Girls 0 #222 107 5,862
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
NA Girls 0 #234 4 7,146
JM Girls 0 #238 22 7,507
GR Girls 0 #243 7 6,293
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
DK Girls 0 #259 58 7,429
BD Girls 0 #260 127 8,413
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
IL 0 #264 11 6,291
AF Boys 0 #271 4 3,535
SA 0 #271 25 10,560
Canada Girls 2024 #273 13 2,795
SG 0 #281 2 11,010
LY 0 #282 286 12,703
TW Girls 0 #287 3 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #292 5 6,578
YE 0 #326 56 8,639
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
BR 0 #334 12 5,969
CN Girls 0 #338 12 8,829
PS Girls 0 #342 193 10,981
CZ Girls 0 #347 5 5,378
MY 0 #347 8 12,352
LB 0 #349 381 13,263
GH Boys 0 #356 6 8,138
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
Finland Girls 0 #358 34 1,368
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
SD Boys 0 #358 88 10,523
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
NL 0 #365 27 2,481
PH Girls 0 #365 26 13,098
France Girls 2021 #377 29 3,185
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
CM Girls 0 #395 148 11,671
Austria Girls 0 #402 19 1,885
EG 0 #407 6 6,387
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
IQ Girls 0 #412 93 11,303
Germany 0 #421 17 2,542
BH 0 #427 127 17,937
PT Girls 0 #427 25 7,952
SY 0 #427 349 11,684
RU Girls 0 #435 64 11,913
Spain 0 #437 16 2,326
IL Girls 0 #468 151 11,648
ZA 0 #469 6 14,421
NL Girls 0 #486 579 5,933
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
UY Girls 0 #528 9 6,731
SG Girls 0 #531 56 18,916
IR Girls 0 #538 8 8,334
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
CR Girls 0 #565 9 11,342
BD Boys 0 #566 11 10,045
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
IN Girls 0 #585 47 13,121
Spain Girls 0 #591 439 5,561
HK Girls 0 #599 17 16,104
DZ 0 #606 728 20,130
IL Boys 0 #624 2 10,983
AR Girls 0 #627 4 8,289
BO Girls 0 #646 6 9,488
Finland Girls 2026 #655 84 3,895
IQ Boys 0 #657 11 13,071
Germany Girls 0 #661 181 4,949
EG Girls 0 #663 313 14,742
IT 0 #680 35 4,183
QA Boys 0 #695 13 18,093
KW Boys 0 #728 42 18,755
IT Girls 0 #734 958 9,415
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
United States Girls 2024 #781 136 8,487
BR Boys 0 #785 1 12,213
BR Girls 0 #788 155 12,708
MY Girls 0 #815 180 24,821
CL Girls 0 #838 14 14,098
OM Boys 0 #848 34 17,948
EG Boys 0 #870 17 15,035
NG Boys 0 #879 73 16,906
PE Girls 0 #906 38 14,861
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
ZA Girls 0 #1,037 105 25,928
AE Boys 0 #1,043 50 22,615
TR 0 #1,087 125 19,440
MY Boys 0 #1,102 10 25,439
CO Girls 0 #1,146 7 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,159 25 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,266 7 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,384 231 28,008
IT Boys 0 #1,446 26 10,046

Jamila is popular in 84 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Norway
Switzerland
United States

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People also ask about Jamila

Jamila is predominantly a girl's name.
Jamila is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /dʒaːˈmiːla/ (jah-MEE-lah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jameela, Jamilah, Jamilla, Jameelah, Jamela and Gamila.
Across languages, Jamila has these equivalents: Jamil (male Arabic form), Jamileh (Persian form), Gamila (Egyptian pronunciation), Cemile (Turkish cognate).
Yes, very popular — Jamila ranked #1 in Germany in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Jamila ranks highest in Germany (#1 in 2025).
Jamila's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #398 in 2011 to #377 in 2021 in France.