US rank #2518 Girls' name Peak 2009 3,253 births

Amyah — #2518 US girls' name

3,253 babies named Amyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2518
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Amyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

201 babies were named Amyah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,253 babies named Amyah between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amyah currently holds the #2518 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 201 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,433 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amyah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 224 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Amyah in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amyah 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 3,253 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.

Amyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,253

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2009

201 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,518

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Amyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
201
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Amyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,433 births that decade — 44% of Amyah's all-time total
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Amyah by state

Where Amyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
224 6.9%
#2 Florida
200 6.1%
#3 Ohio
188 5.8%
#4 California
187 5.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
140 4.3%
#6 New York
138 4.2%
#7 Michigan
130 4.0%
#8 Illinois
128 3.9%
Texas share of Amyah's total US births 6.9%
Even split

224 of 3,253 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Amyah appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amyah?
3,253 babies have been named Amyah since 1998. It currently ranks #2518 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 201 births.
When was Amyah most popular?
Amyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,433 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Amyah most popular?
The top states for the name Amyah are Texas (224 births), Florida (200 births), Ohio (188 births).
How long has the name Amyah been used?
Amyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Amyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amy, Amya, Amyra, Amyiah, 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, 1998–2024 (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.