Meaning of the nameJamile
- Female
- Arabic origin
- Ja-mi-le
Jamile is a female name of Arabic origin, the Brazilian form of Jamila, the feminine of Jamil, which means 'beautiful' in Arabic.
- People (2022)
- 63,934
- Rank in Brazil
- #481
- Median age
- 19 years
- 2010 Census
- 62,243
- people
Jamile in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jamile, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (23,628 people).
63,480 women 454 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 Jamile is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jamile in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Bahia | 18,398 | 0.130% |
| São Paulo | 7,680 | 0.017% |
| Pará | 4,716 | 0.058% |
| Ceará | 3,865 | 0.044% |
| Pernambuco | 3,538 | 0.039% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 3,499 | 0.022% |
| Minas Gerais | 2,848 | 0.014% |
| Maranhão | 2,229 | 0.033% |
| Paraná | 1,836 | 0.016% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,783 | 0.023% |
| Amazonas | 1,710 | 0.043% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 1,499 | 0.014% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,225 | 0.032% |
| Alagoas | 1,197 | 0.038% |
| Sergipe | 1,186 | 0.054% |
| Paraíba | 1,076 | 0.027% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 993 | 0.030% |
| Goiás | 956 | 0.014% |
| Piauí | 739 | 0.023% |
| Mato Grosso | 544 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 503 | 0.069% |
| Acre | 427 | 0.051% |
| Distrito Federal | 414 | 0.015% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 364 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 307 | 0.019% |
| Tocantins | 227 | 0.015% |
| Roraima | 175 | 0.028% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jamile
Behind the Name presents Jamile, used in Brazil, as the Portuguese form of Jamila, the feminine of Jamil. Jamil means 'beautiful' in Arabic, from the root jamala, 'to be beautiful'; Wiktionary records the Arabic adjective jamīl as 'beautiful, pretty', with the feminine jamīla. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 63,934 people named Jamile, with a median age of 19. The name is almost always female, most of the people recorded were born in the 1990s and 2000s and, proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
The most common spelling in the group, with a single L.
Other spellings of Jamile
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Jamile | 63,934 |
| Jamille | 7,347 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jamile · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Jamila · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Jamil · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: جميل · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Jamile
What does the name Jamile mean?
Jamile means “feminine form of Jamil, 'beautiful'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Jamile in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 63,934 people with the first name Jamile, which ranks it number 481 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Jamile a boy's or a girl's name?
Jamile is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 63,480 women and 454 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jamile?
Jamile is a name of Arabic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jamile most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.130% of the state's population is named Jamile (18,398 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jamile?
Jamille. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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