Total births
222
Girls' name · since 2000
Emiah
222 babies named Emiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 222
- total births
- 2000–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Emiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 222 have been recorded since 2000.
Emiah has 222 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2000 to 2023.
- 222 total births
- 2000–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
222 girls have been named Emiah since 2000, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 222
- total births
- 2000–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Emiah was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
19 babies were named Emiah in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Emiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Emiah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Emiah at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Emiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2023
- Peak year (2014)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Emiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Emiah's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Emiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (49% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emiah? ▼
222 babies have been named Emiah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 19 births.
When was Emiah most popular? ▼
Emiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Emiah been used? ▼
Records for Emiah go back to 2000, giving 24 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Emiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emily, Emilia, Emilie, Emilee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Emiah's data
- Emiah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- 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 Emiah
Nearby Names Like Emiah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emiah
Emily Girl
#25 896,487 births
Emilia Girl
#43 69,076 births
Emilie Girl
#1390 26,654 births
Emilee Girl
#1699 24,019 births
Emi Girl
#995 4,360 births
Compare Emiah side by side: Emiah vs Emily Emiah vs Emilia Emiah vs Emilie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2000–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Emiah: Baby Name Since 2000 - 222 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emiah. 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 Emiah 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 July 2026.