Yamila
Jamila (Arabic: جميلة) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of the masculine Arabic given name Jamil, which comes from the Arabic word jamāl, meaning beautiful. The name is popular on a global scale, in regular use by both Arabic speaking and non–Arabic speaking populations and holds religious significance for some Muslims.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Yamila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamila (Arabic: جميلة) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of the masculine Arabic given name Jamil, which comes from the Arabic word jamāl, meaning beautiful. The name is popular on a global scale, in regular use by both Arabic speaking and non–Arabic speaking populations and holds religious significance for some Muslims.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Yamila
The earliest SSA record of Yamila as a baby girl name dates back to 1975, when 6 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 133 newborns named Yamila — #1,625 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Yamila on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Yamila ranks #3,369 for baby girls with 47 births, falling sharply (-38%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Yamila
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About the name Yamila
Yamila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Yamila's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,625. Use the chart and map above to compare Yamila'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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