girl's name
Amilah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 778
Amilah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 54 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 106,952 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2007.
Amilah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 273 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 233 |
How popular is Amilah?
In 2025, Amilah was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Amilah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Amilah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amilah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amilah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amilah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amilah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amilah
How popular is the name Amilah?
In 2025, Amilah was given to 31 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Amilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Amilah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amilah most popular?
Amilah peaked in 2019, when 54 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amilah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amilah currently ranks #4,394 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.