Girl’s name · Arabic

Amila

How to say it: uh-MEE-luh · /əˈmilə/

Arabic meaning 'industrious, hardworking' - widely used in Bosnia and South Asia for girls.

Amila was the 1,760th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 77 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 30% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,972 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,760for girls in 2025
1 in 43,056US babies
77born in 2025
#1,972projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Amila
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,760
Babies born in 202577
Share of births1 in 43,056
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+30%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,972
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Amila is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 57 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Ami
  • Mila

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Amila is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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