Girls' name · since 1999
Amaiyah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 1,017 babies named Amaiyah, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,146 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amaiyah currently ranks #4146 among girls' names in America, with 1,017 babies recorded since 1999.
Amaiyah has 1,017 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4146 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #7,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,146 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,017 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaiyah ranks #7,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,146 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,017 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,146 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amaiyah's 1,017 recorded births place it above 89.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amaiyah compares
1,017 Top 32% higher than 68% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Amaiyah's all-time total is 170% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amaiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,017 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Amaiyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Amaiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Amaiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (460 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Amaiyah's strongest decade.
460 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Amaiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
460 births
- 2020s
2020s
264 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 460 births (45% of all-time use).
How Amaiyah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amaiyah's total volume
Amaiyah by state
Where Amaiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 51 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 34 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Washington | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 7 | 0.7% |
123 of 1,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Amaiyah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amaiyah's data
- Amaiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (460 total births) through the 2020s (264) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amaiyahs (123 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 Amaiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Amaiyah 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.