The baby name Yamile is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced yah-MEE-leh (Spanish: /jaˈmi.le/); yah-MEE-lay (English approximation).
Yamile is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Yamile is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced yah-MEE-leh (Spanish: /jaˈmi.le/); yah-MEE-lay (English approximation).
Yamile is Arabic in Origin.
From Arabic Jamīlah (جميلة), Yamile carries the meaning “beautiful,” rooted in the triliteral j-m-l that denotes beauty and grace (jamāl). The initial y- reflects Hispanic and diasporic adaptations of the Arabic j/ʤ sound, making the name phonetically friendly in Spanish. It is primarily feminine and parallels forms found across languages, all expressing the same semantic field of beauty and comeliness.
Usage expanded across Latin America in the 20th century with Levantine immigration, and the name remains familiar in Spanish-speaking communities, including the United States. Common variants include Yamila, Yamilé, Yamileh, Yamilet, Yamileth, and Yamilette; related cognates are Jamila/Jamilah (Arabic/English), Cemile (Turkish), Gamila (Egyptian Arabic), and Djamila (French/Francophone). Masculine counterparts include Yamil and Jamil. Spelling with an accent (Yamilé) marks final-syllable stress in Spanish; otherwise regional pronunciations vary between yah-MEE-leh and yah-MEE-lay.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #103 | 10,352 | 16,140 |
| EC | 0 | #120 | 2 | 2,502 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #164 | 4 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #187 | 7 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| CO | 0 | #217 | 403 | 7,768 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| France | Girls | 1949 | #247 | 3 | 969 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #250 | 9 | 3,650 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| PE | 0 | #301 | 10 | 6,350 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #312 | 381 | 9,488 |
| GT | 0 | #336 | 3 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| BO | 0 | #338 | 44 | 6,868 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #367 | 1,025 | 14,861 |
| MX | 0 | #385 | 29 | 8,339 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #412 | 70 | 9,861 |
| CL | 0 | #430 | 5 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #437 | 16 | 2,326 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #471 | 40 | 6,731 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #496 | 10 | 7,500 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #501 | 99 | 8,289 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #510 | 23 | 11,342 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #603 | 256 | 14,098 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #646 | 714 | 17,781 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #782 | 203 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #812 | 109 | 15,656 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #858 | 21 | 14,506 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #988 | 5 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 9 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,325 | 122 | 9,415 |
Yamile is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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