US rank #3921 Girls' name Peak 2016 1,733 births

Kamiah — #3921 US girls' name

1,733 babies named Kamiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3921
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Kamiah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

125 babies were named Kamiah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,733 babies named Kamiah between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamiah currently holds the #3921 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 125 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 794 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kamiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamiah in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,733 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kamiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,733

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2016

125 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,921

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
125
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Kamiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
794 births that decade — 46% of Kamiah's all-time total
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Kamiah by state

Where Kamiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
83 4.8%
#2 California
74 4.3%
#3 Ohio
69 4.0%
#4 Texas
65 3.8%
#5 Georgia
62 3.6%
#6 New York
57 3.3%
#7 Illinois
47 2.7%
#8 North Carolina
39 2.3%
Florida share of Kamiah's total US births 4.8%
Even split

83 of 1,733 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Kamiah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamiah?
1,733 babies have been named Kamiah since 1990. It currently ranks #3921 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 125 births.
When was Kamiah most popular?
Kamiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 794 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Kamiah most popular?
The top states for the name Kamiah are Florida (83 births), California (74 births), Ohio (69 births).
How long has the name Kamiah been used?
Kamiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamiah?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.