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
Census
Jamille in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 733 people with the first name Jamille, which placed it at #15,631 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,631
National first-name rank
People counted
733
733 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
61.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jamille
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamille is Black at 61.0%. The next largest groups are White (14.1%) and Hispanic (13.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jamille described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jamille at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American61.0% · 447
- White14.1% · 103
- Hispanic or Latino13.1% · 96
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.2% · 53
- Two or more races3.5% · 26
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 8
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)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jamille on both sides of the split. Of the 736 people counted with this name, 250 were male (34.0%) and 486 were female (66.0%).
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
How many people share a full name with Jamille as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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.
How common was Jamille in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 733 people with the name Jamille, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,631 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jamille in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jamille?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jamille on both sides of the split. Of the 736 people counted with this name, 250 were male (34.0%) and 486 were female (66.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jamille?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamille is Black at 61.0%. The next largest groups are White (14.1%) and Hispanic (13.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jamille most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jamille in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.0% (447 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jamille in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Jamille still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jamille in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jamille can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are named Jamille?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.