Girls' name · since 2005
Ahniah
Ahniah has 12 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #51,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ahniah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahniah has been recorded 12 times among girls since 2005, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2012.
- #51,407 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahniah ranks #51,407 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #51,407 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ahniah's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ahniah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ahniah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ahniah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2012
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Ahniah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Ahniah's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ahniah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
Ahniah by state
Where Ahniah concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 41.7% |
5 of 12 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ahniah's data
- Ahniah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ahniahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ahniah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~7 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ahniah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.