The baby name Jamillah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced juh-MEE-luh.
Jamillah is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Jamillah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced juh-MEE-luh.
Jamillah is Arabic in Origin.
Jamillah is a feminine name of Arabic origin, a variant of Jamila/Jamīlah (جميلة). It derives from the root J-M-L (ج م ل), associated with beauty and completeness, and means “beautiful,” “graceful,” or “lovely.” The English spelling with double l and final h arose to signal the long final vowel -ah in Arabic.
The name appears throughout the Arabic-speaking world and wider Islamic sphere, with forms shaped by local languages and colonial-era transliterations: Jamilah/Jamila, Jameela/Jameelah in English, Djamila in Francophone North Africa, Gamila in Egypt, Džemila in the Balkans, Cemile in Turkish. In East Africa it is common via Swahili. In the late 20th century Jamillah and related spellings spread in the United States and United Kingdom, particularly within African American and Black Muslim communities. The masculine counterpart is Jamil (“handsome”). Variants and nicknames include Jamila, Jamilah, Jameela, Jamilla, Mila, and Jami.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #384 | 13 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #423 | 7 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #491 | 25 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 15 | 20,968 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #627 | 6 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #847 | 89 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #972 | 23 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Jamillah is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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