Jamilia
Jamila is the first major novel by Chinghiz Aitmatov, published originally in Russian in 1958. The novelette brought international fame to Aitmatov, when it came to the attention of Louis Aragon, who translated it into French and in a preface lauded it as the "world's most beautiful love story".
Meaning & Origin of Jamilia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamila is the first major novel by Chinghiz Aitmatov, published originally in Russian in 1958. The novelette brought international fame to Aitmatov, when it came to the attention of Louis Aragon, who translated it into French and in a preface lauded it as the "world's most beautiful love story".
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The Story of Jamilia
Jamilia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1977, with 23 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 26 Jamilias were born — ranking #3,010 that year. As of 2026, Jamilia ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, gradually rising (+10%). In total, more than 516 Jamilias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jamilia
Jamilia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 516 births in the dataset. Jamilia's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #3,010. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamilia'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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