| Jamila | Kamaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful | Moonlight |
| Origin | swahili | swahili |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | jah-MEE-lah | kah-MAR-ee-ah |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1977 (418) | 2008 (134) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Jamila | Kamaria |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 755 | 396 |
| 2010s | 1,074 | 740 |
| 2000s | 930 | 973 |
| 1990s | 1,834 | 556 |
| 1980s | 1,887 | 232 |
| 1970s | 1,781 | 108 |
| 1960s | 61 | 0 |
'Beautiful,' from Arabic jamil(a); widely used in Swahili-speaking Muslim communities. Feminine; the masculine form is Jamil.
Kamaria is a Swahili name meaning 'moonlight' or 'like the moon,' derived from Arabic qamar ('moon'). Common in East Africa. The lunar meaning is well supported.
Jamila and Kamaria are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Jamila means Beautiful (swahili origin), while Kamaria means Moonlight (swahili origin).
In US records, Jamila first appears in 0 and Kamaria in 0, so Jamila has the longer recorded history.