US rank #976 Girls' name Peak 2020 5,116 births

Kamiyah — #976 US girls' name

5,116 babies named Kamiyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#976
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2020
Single peak year

414 babies were named Kamiyah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kamiyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,116 babies named Kamiyah between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kamiyah currently holds the #976 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 414 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kamiyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,338 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kamiyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 386 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kamiyah in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kamiyah 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 5,116 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.

Kamiyah at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

5,116

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2020

414 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#976

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kamiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2020)
414
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Kamiyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,338 births that decade — 46% of Kamiyah's all-time total
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Kamiyah by state

Where Kamiyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kamiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
386 7.5%
#2 Florida
362 7.1%
#3 Texas
344 6.7%
#4 Illinois
294 5.7%
#5 North Carolina
258 5.0%
#6 New York
233 4.6%
#7 California
214 4.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
209 4.1%
Georgia share of Kamiyah's total US births 7.5%
Even split

386 of 5,116 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Kamiyah appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kamiyah?
5,116 babies have been named Kamiyah since 1994. It currently ranks #976 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 414 births.
When was Kamiyah most popular?
Kamiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,338 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Kamiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Kamiyah are Georgia (386 births), Florida (362 births), Texas (344 births).
How long has the name Kamiyah been used?
Kamiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kamiyah?
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, 1994–2024 (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.