Girls' name · since 2000
Iyah
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 222 babies named Iyah, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,338 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 222
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iyah currently ranks #7338 among girls' names in America, with 222 babies recorded since 2000.
Iyah has 222 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7338 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #18,750 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,338 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 222 born since 2000
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iyah ranks #18,750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,338 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 222 born since 2000, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,750 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,338 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 222
- born since 2000
- 2020s
- peak decade
Iyah's 222 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Iyah compares
222 39th percentile among 17,297 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
Iyah's all-time total is 41% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 222 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Iyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Iyah splits its recorded history at 2016: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Iyah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Iyah popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Iyah as boys' name)
Iyah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (99 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Iyah's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Iyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 99 births (45% of all-time use).
Iyah by state
Where Iyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 222 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Iyahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Iyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2000–2025 (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 Iyah 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.