Meaning of the nameJamila
- Female
- Arabic origin
- Ja-mi-la
Jamila is a female name of Arabic origin, a feminine form of Jamil, meaning 'beautiful'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Jamil, 'beautiful'”
Source: Wiktionary: Jamila (verbete em English, com etimologia árabe) · Behind the Name: Jamila · Behind the Name: Jamil
- People (2022)
- 3,753
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,341
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,230
- people
Jamila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jamila, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,293 people).
3,744 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jamila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jamila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.004%
- Piauí 0.004%
- Ceará 0.003%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 531 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 352 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 305 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 302 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 262 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 216 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 190 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 188 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 140 | 0.004% |
| Paraná | 137 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 136 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 120 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 119 | 0.004% |
| Goiás | 108 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 98 | 0.012% |
| Pernambuco | 96 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 86 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 67 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 55 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 51 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 49 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 40 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 22 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jamila
The English entry in Wiktionary gives Jamila as a female name coming from Arabic jamīla, 'beautiful'. Behind the Name describes it as a feminine form of Jamil, which derives from the Arabic verb jamala, 'to be beautiful'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,753 people named Jamila, with a median age of 32.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jamila (verbete em English, com etimologia árabe) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jamila · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jamil · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Jamila
What does the name Jamila mean?
Jamila means “feminine form of Jamil, 'beautiful'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jamila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,753 people with the first name Jamila, which ranks it number 3,341 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Jamila a boy's or a girl's name?
Jamila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,744 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Jamila?
Jamila is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jamila most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jamila (140 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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