Total births
20
Girls' name · since 2012
Beyah
20 babies named Beyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16885
- among girls today
- 20
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
20 babies have been named Beyah since 2012, making it today's #16885 girls' name.
Beyah has 20 recorded births among girls since 2012, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16885 as of the latest data, more common than 5% 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 2012 to 2025.
- #16885 among girls today
- 20 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
- 5% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Beyah is currently the #16885 girls' name in America, more common than 5% of girls - 20 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16885
- among girls today
- 20
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 5%
- more common than other girls
Beyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16885
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 5% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Beyah was born in this single decade.
2012
Single peak year
5 babies were named Beyah in 2012 - its busiest year on record.
How Beyah compares
20 7th percentile among 17,726 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
Beyah's all-time total is 95% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Beyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Beyah's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded.
Beyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2012
Current rank
#16,885
Active since
2012
Beyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Beyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Beyah's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Beyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Beyah? ▼
20 babies have been named Beyah since 2012. It currently ranks #16885 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 5 births.
When was Beyah most popular? ▼
Beyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Beyah been used? ▼
Records for Beyah go back to 2012, giving 14 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Beyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beyonce, Beya, Beyla, Beyza, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Beyah's data
- Beyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Beyah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2012–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Beyah: #16885 Girls' Name - 20 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/beyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Beyah 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 June 2026.