Amilah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- a-MEE-la
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,276 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,459 for girls
Amilah is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 4,459th for girls in the US (31 babies).
Where does Amilah come from?
Spelling of Amila; used in several cultures, including Bosnian and Sri Lankan; root uncertain
Meaning borrowed from Amila.
Is Amilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Amilah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 31 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amilah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Amilah, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 14 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Amilah than any year since 2001.
Half of all the girls named Amilah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were given Amilah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,607, up from #4,276 for this spelling alone.
- Amila 11
- Amilah 5
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Amilah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 14 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,553 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Amilah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,459among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 52,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 31 girls in the US were named Amilah, making it the 4,459th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,281st. Its busiest year was 2019, with 54 girls. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the girls named Amilah in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 114 girls in the US were given Amilah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,551, up from #4,459 for this spelling alone.
- Amila 77
- Amilah 31
- Amilla 6
Amilah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #4,459 |
| 2024 | 39 | #3,822 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4,470 |
| 2021 | 47 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 47 | #3,281 |
| 2019 | 54 | #3,002 |
| 2018 | 46 | #3,395 |
| 2017 | 30 | #4,574 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5,129 |
| 2015 | 32 | #4,402 |
| 2014 | 32 | #4,453 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
Names like Amilah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nusaybah Aaliyah Safa Aaminah Abeeha Ayah Ruqayyah Aafiyah Sumayyah Zainab Umaymah Aakifah
Other spellings of Amilah
Names related to Amilah
Amla Amilia Ameliah Aamilah Ameila Amilie Amali Yamila Amil Amylah Amillia
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amilah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amilah, updated 20 October 2026.