Girls' name · since 2009

Amiylah

Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Amiylah, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#23,833 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,309 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
135
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Amiylah is the #9309 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 135 recorded since 2009.

Social Security Administration records show Amiylah recorded 135 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #9309 nationally today, ahead of 46% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.

  • #23,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,309 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 135 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amiylah ranks #23,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,309 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 135 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,833 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,309 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
135
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%46.1%
Amiylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Amiylah's 135 recorded births place it above 66.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Amiylah compares

135 30th percentile among 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

Amiylah's all-time total is 64% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amiylah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 135 376 567,345
Peak-year births 16 21 19,840

Amiylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Amiylah's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Amiylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
16
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
05101520 20092012201420172019202120232025 11

Amiylah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (70 births, 52% of the file).

2010s was Amiylah's strongest decade.

70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Amiylah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 70 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amiylah?
Since 2009, Social Security records show 135 babies named Amiylah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,833 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #9,309 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 16 births.
Where does Amiylah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amiylah ranks #23,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,309 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amiylah most popular?
Amiylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Amiylah been used?
The SSA has tracked Amiylah since 2009 -- 17 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Amiylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amira, Amie, Amina, Amiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Amiylah's data

  • Amiylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Amiylah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amiylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2025 (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 Amiylah 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.