Total births
170
Girls' name · since 1999
Emyah
170 babies named Emyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 170
- total births
- 1999–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
170 girls have been named Emyah since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Emyah has 170 recorded births among girls since 1999, 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 1999 to 2025.
- 170 total births
- 1999–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 47% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
170 girls have been named Emyah since 1999, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 170
- total births
- 1999–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 47%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Emyah was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
12 babies were named Emyah in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Emyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Emyah splits its recorded history at 2011: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Emyah at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1999
Emyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Emyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Emyah's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Emyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (47% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Emyah? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 170 babies named Emyah. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2006, with 12 births.
When was Emyah most popular? ▼
Emyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Emyah been used? ▼
Records for Emyah go back to 1999, giving 27 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Emyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Emy, Emylee, Emya, Emylia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Emyah's data
- Emyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 15 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 Emyah
Nearby Names Like Emyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Emyah
Emy Girl
#2669 1,497 births
Emylee Girl
664 births
Emya Girl
#11577 511 births
Emylia Girl
#11597 330 births
Emylie Girl
172 births
Compare Emyah side by side: Emyah vs Emy Emyah vs Emylee Emyah vs Emya
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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, 1999–2025 (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. "Emyah: Baby Name Since 1999 - 170 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/emyah. 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 Emyah 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.