US rank #515 Girls' name Peak 2016 18,156 births

Amiyah — #515 US girls' name

18,156 babies named Amiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1022000s38392010s103582020s3857
#515
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Amiyah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

1,238 babies were named Amiyah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 18,156 babies named Amiyah between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amiyah currently holds the #515 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 1,238 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10,358 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amiyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,507 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Amiyah in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amiyah 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 18,156 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.

Amiyah at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

18,156

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2016

1,238 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#515

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2016)
1,238
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420202016201220082004200019961994 5

Amiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10,358 births that decade — 57% of Amiyah's all-time total
1990s1022000s38392010s103582020s3857

Amiyah by state

Where Amiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,507 8.3%
#2 Florida
1,297 7.1%
#3 California
1,215 6.7%
#4 New York
976 5.4%
#5 Georgia
930 5.1%
#6 Ohio
883 4.9%
#7 North Carolina
789 4.3%
#8 Illinois
763 4.2%
Texas share of Amiyah's total US births 8.3%
Even split

1,507 of 18,156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Amiyah appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amiyah?
18,156 babies have been named Amiyah since 1994. It currently ranks #515 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 1,238 births.
When was Amiyah most popular?
Amiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10,358 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Amiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Amiyah are Texas (1,507 births), Florida (1,297 births), California (1,215 births).
How long has the name Amiyah been used?
Amiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amira, Amie, Amina, Amirah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.