Unisex name · since 2011

Iah

Iah has 10 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#55,361 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade

Iah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 10 have been recorded since 2011.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iah has been recorded 10 times among girls since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2019.

  • #55,361 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 2011
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iah ranks #55,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.

#55,361 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 2011
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Iah's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% 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.

Iah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Iah's SSA record in two at 2019 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 2011, with only 5 births recorded.

Iah popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2011)
5
Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
5 20112019 5

Iah popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Iah as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2022 5

Iah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Iah's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Iah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iah?
Since 2011, Social Security records show 10 babies named Iah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #55,361 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2019. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 5 births.
Where does Iah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iah ranks #55,361 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Iah most popular?
Iah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Is Iah a unisex name?
Yes, Iah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 10 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Iah been used?
Iah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 9 years of data through 2019.

Keep exploring Iah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Iah: 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, 2011–2019 (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 Iah 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.