Jamileh
Jamileh is a female given name. It means "beautiful". Notable people with the given name include:
Meaning & Origin of Jamileh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamileh is a female given name. It means "beautiful". Notable people with the given name include:
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The Story of Jamileh
Jamileh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 6 Jamilehs were born — ranking #11,807 that year. As of 2026, Jamileh ranks #13,843 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Jamilehs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Jamileh
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Jamileh (born 1946), Iranian dancer
- Jamileh Alamolhoda (born 1965), Iranian writer and scholar
- Jamileh Kadivar (born 1963), Iranian politician
- Jamileh Sadeghi (born 1958), Iranian businesswoman
- Jamileh Sheykhi (1930–2001), Iranian actress
- Jamileh Sorouri (born 1950), Iranian gymnast
- May J. (born 1988), Japanese singer
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Names that sound like Jamileh
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About the name Jamileh
Jamileh is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Jamileh's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #11,807. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamileh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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