Girls' name · since 1990
Kamiah
Kamiah has 1,782 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,363 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,782
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamiah currently ranks #3363 among girls' names in America, with 1,782 babies recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Kamiah recorded 1,782 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #3363 nationally today, ahead of 81% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #5,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,363 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,782 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamiah ranks #5,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,363 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,782 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,363 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,782
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamiah's 1,782 recorded births place it above 92.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Kamiah compares
1,782 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Kamiah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,782 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 125 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamiah's full recorded timeline at 2008, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 125 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 125
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kamiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (794 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Kamiah's strongest decade.
794 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kamiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 97
1990s
97 births
- 2000s
2000s
562 births
- 2010s
2010s
794 births
- 2020s
2020s
329 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 794 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kamiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kamiah's total volume
Kamiah by state
Where Kamiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 83 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 75 | 4.2% |
| #3 | California | | 74 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 71 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 62 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New York | | 57 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 47 | 2.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 39 | 2.2% |
83 of 1,782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Kamiah appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamiah's data
- Kamiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (794 total births) through the 2020s (329) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Kamiahs (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Kamiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
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, 1990–2025 (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 Kamiah 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.