NamesGirlJ › Jameela
Girl name

Jameela

100% girls · 16 born in 2025

Jameela has been given to about 926 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 910
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jameela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 30
  • Born in 202516
  • All time926
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Jameela?

Its best year was 1993, when 30 babies were given the name, ranking 3625th. The typical living American called Jameela is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Jameela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pamela0.81
  2. Tamela0.81
  3. Jamila0.78
  4. Carmella0.73
  5. Carmela0.72
  6. Adela0.69
  7. Kaela0.69
  8. Adella0.69

Middle names for Jameela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jameela Rose0.85
  2. Jameela Louise0.85
  3. Jameela Pearl0.84
  4. Jameela Quinn0.84
  5. Jameela Nell0.84
  6. Jameela Wren0.83

Sibling names for Jameela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.83
  2. Emeraldsister · 0.82
  3. Hassanbrother · 0.82
  4. Kareembrother · 0.81
  5. Chanasister · 0.80
  6. Fallonsister · 0.80

Where Jameela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jameela White0.80
    2. Jameela Reyes0.80
    3. Jameela Nguyen0.80
    4. Jameela Moore0.80
    5. Jameela Lee0.80
    6. Jameela Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jameela

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.