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Girl name

Shamila

100% girls · last recorded 2016

Shamila has been given to about 133 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2001, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 130
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shamila per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 18
  • Born in 20250
  • All time133

How popular is Shamila?

Its best year was 2001, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 6270th. The typical living American called Shamila is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Shamila

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shamika0.83
  2. Shayla0.81
  3. Camila0.79
  4. Kamila0.79
  5. Jamila0.79
  6. Camilla0.76
  7. Sheila0.74
  8. Sharla0.74

Middle names for Shamila

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shamila Rose0.85
  2. Shamila Louise0.85
  3. Shamila June0.84
  4. Shamila Pearl0.84
  5. Shamila Quinn0.84
  6. Shamila Nell0.84

Sibling names for Shamila

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.63
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.60
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.60
  4. Elishaeither · 0.60
  5. Kareembrother · 0.59
  6. Abbysister · 0.58

Where Shamila is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.