Recorded 2004–2023 Unisex name Peak 2016 27 births

Abiyah — unisex name

27 babies named Abiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s72020s15
2020s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Abiyah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Abiyah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Abiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Abiyah between 2004 and 2023, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Abiyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Abiyah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2014.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Abiyah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Abiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Abiyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Abiyah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

27

Since 2004

20 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2004

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2023

Abiyah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2004

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232022202020162004 5

Abiyah popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2014 (Abiyah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20222014 5

Abiyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
15 births that decade — 56% of Abiyah's all-time total
2000s52010s72020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Abiyah?
27 babies have been named Abiyah since 2004. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Abiyah most popular?
Abiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Is Abiyah a unisex name?
Yes, Abiyah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 27 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Abiyah been used?
Abiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 20 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Abiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Abigail, Abigayle, Abigale, Abigael, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.