Amilah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.
Amilah by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Amilah. In the US, 30 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 32 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Amilah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Amilah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Amirahprincess; noblewoman189 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aminahtrustworthy, honest, peaceful81 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amilawork; a spelling variant of Amelia11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Akilahintelligent, wise24 in the US (2017)
- Ailahdeer; gazelle9 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alilahexalted; a form of Aliyah9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Amilah
Names that are said the same way as Amilah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ameilawork; a variant spelling of Amelia30 in the US (2017)
- Amelawork; a form of Amalia21 in the US (2017)
- Amalapure or spotless4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amelahpeople of god; a form of Amelia8 in the US (2017)
- Amileawork; a spelling variant of Amelia7 in the US (2017)
- Aamilahworker or one who labours4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Amilah
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