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