girl's name
Jalilah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 277
Jalilah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Jalilah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 17 |
| 2000s | 43 |
| 2010s | 111 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 93 |
How popular is Jalilah?
In 2025, Jalilah was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jalilah 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 Jalilah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jalilah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jalilah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jalilah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jalilah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jalilah
How popular is the name Jalilah?
In 2025, Jalilah was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jalilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Jalilah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jalilah most popular?
Jalilah peaked in 2025, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jalilah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jalilah currently ranks #4,948 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.