| Jamila | Zuri | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful | Beautiful |
| Origin | swahili | swahili |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | jah-MEE-lah | ZOO-ree |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1971 |
| Peak year | 1977 (418) | 2022 (1,523) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 932 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Jamila | Zuri |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 755 | 7,795 |
| 2010s | 1,074 | 7,024 |
| 2000s | 930 | 1,239 |
| 1990s | 1,834 | 522 |
| 1980s | 1,887 | 208 |
| 1970s | 1,781 | 56 |
| 1960s | 61 | 0 |
'Beautiful,' from Arabic jamil(a); widely used in Swahili-speaking Muslim communities. Feminine; the masculine form is Jamil.
Swahili, 'beautiful,' from the adjective -zuri ('good, beautiful'; cf. nzuri, uzuri 'beauty'). Chiefly feminine. A sometimes-cited Basque meaning ('white') is weakly sourced.
Zuri is more popular than Jamila today: about 932 US babies were given the name Zuri in 2025, compared with 0 named Jamila.
Jamila means Beautiful (swahili origin), while Zuri means Beautiful (swahili origin).
In US records, Jamila first appears in 0 and Zuri in 1971, so Jamila has the longer recorded history.