Girls' name · since 2006

Kamaiyah

409 babies named Kamaiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,340 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,047 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
409
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Kamaiyah is the #4047 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 409 recorded since 2006.

Kamaiyah has 409 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4047 as of the latest data, more common than 77% 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 2006 to 2025.

  • #13,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,047 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 409 born since 2006
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamaiyah ranks #13,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,047 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 409 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.

#13,340 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,047 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
409
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%76.6%
Kamaiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kamaiyah's 409 recorded births place it above 81.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Kamaiyah compares

409 Top 49% higher than 51% of 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

Kamaiyah's all-time total is 9% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kamaiyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 409 376 567,345
Peak-year births 51 21 19,840

Kamaiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kamaiyah splits its recorded history at 2019: 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 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kamaiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
51
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
0204060 20062009201620182020202220242025 36

Kamaiyah by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (246 births, 60% of the file).

2020s was Kamaiyah's strongest decade.

246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Kamaiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 246 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Kamaiyah by state

Where Kamaiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kamaiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 14.2%
#2 Texas
12 2.9%
#3 Florida
5 1.2%
California share of Kamaiyah's total US births 14.2%
Even split

58 of 409 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamaiyah?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 409 babies named Kamaiyah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #13,340 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,047 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 51 births.
Where does Kamaiyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamaiyah ranks #13,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,047 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kamaiyah most popular?
Kamaiyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Kamaiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Kamaiyah are California (58 births), Texas (12 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Kamaiyah been used?
Records for Kamaiyah go back to 2006, giving 20 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kamaiyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kamryn, Kamila, Kami, Kamilah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kamaiyah's data

  • California records the most Kamaiyahs (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kamaiyah: 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, 2006–2025 (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 Kamaiyah 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.