Jamille
A feminine French name derived from the French Camille, of Latin origin, meaning "young ceremonial attendant".
Name Census estimates that about 679 living Americans carry the first name Jamille. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 63.7% of registrations being female. The average person named Jamille today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jamille births was 1979 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jamille. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
679
~ 1 in 504,793 Americans
Peak year
1979
30 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2014 SSA rank
#10,079
Tracked since 1963
Gender
Gender distribution for Jamille
Jamille is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 716 total registrations, 260 (36.3%) were male and 456 (63.7%) were female.
Jamille as a male name
- Ranked #10,079 in 2014
- 7 male births in 2014
- Peak: 1979 (12 births)
Jamille as a female name
- Ranked #16,667 in 2018
- 5 female births in 2018
- Peak: 1991 (21 births)
Popularity
Jamille: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jamille from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 200 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jamille by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jamille during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jamilles live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jamille
The name Jamille is a variant of the French name Jaimelle, which is a feminine form of the masculine name Jaime. The name Jaime is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Jacob, which means "supplanter" or "one who follows". The French form of the name, Jaimelle, emerged in the 12th century and was often used as a feminine form of Jacques, the French version of Jacob.
The earliest recorded use of the name Jamille can be traced back to the 15th century in France, where it was used as a variant spelling of Jaimelle. During this period, the name was predominantly used by French nobility and aristocracy.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Jamille was Jamille de Montfort, a French noblewoman who lived in the late 15th century. She was known for her involvement in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars fought between the Houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne.
In the 17th century, the name Jamille gained popularity among French Protestants, or Huguenots, who were persecuted for their faith. One notable figure from this era was Jamille de Rouville, a Huguenot woman who fled France during the religious persecution and found refuge in the Netherlands.
The name also appeared in various literary works throughout history. In the 18th century, the French writer Voltaire used the name Jamille in his satirical novella "Candide" as a character representing innocence and virtue.
In the 19th century, Jamille LeBlanc was a French-Canadian artist and painter known for her landscapes and portraits of the rural life in Quebec. She was born in 1838 and her works are now part of the collections of several museums in Canada.
Another notable figure with the name Jamille was Jamille Mulkey, an American civil rights activist and educator who lived from 1891 to 1967. She was actively involved in the fight for desegregation and equal rights for African Americans in the United States.
While the name Jamille has its roots in France and was primarily used by French-speaking communities, it has since gained popularity in other parts of the world, particularly in North America and parts of Europe.
People
Jamille + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jamille: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamille?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 679 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jamille going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 504,793 US residents.
Is Jamille a common name?
We classify Jamille as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 716 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jamille most popular?
The single biggest year for Jamille was 1979, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jamille is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Jamille a female name?
Yes, 63.7% of people registered as Jamille in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.