Yamila
How to say it: yah-MEE-luh · /jɑˈmilə/
Feminine of Yamil, from Arabic Jamil 'beautiful' - popular in Latin America and Muslim cultures.
Yamila was the 3,139th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 33 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up 2.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,340 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #3,139 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 33 |
| Share of births | 1 in 100,464 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.0 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,340 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yamila is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Yami
- Mila
- Yaya
Honouring a Yamila in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yamila is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Portuguese, Spanish.
Famous people named Yamila
- yamila nizetich ora (born 1989)Argentinian volleyball player
- Yamila Diaz-Rahi (born 1976)Argentine model
- Yamila Rodríguez (born 1998)Argentine association football player
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