Girls' name · since 1998
Kamyah
Kamyah has 1,017 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,841 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,017 babies have been named Kamyah since 1998, making it today's #5841 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamyah has been recorded 1,017 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #5841 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,432 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,841 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,017 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kamyah ranks #7,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,841 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,017 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,841 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,017
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kamyah's 1,017 recorded births place it above 89.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Kamyah compares
1,017 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Kamyah's all-time total is 170% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kamyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,017 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kamyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kamyah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kamyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Kamyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (447 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Kamyah's strongest decade.
447 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kamyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
370 births
- 2010s
2010s
447 births
- 2020s
2020s
183 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 447 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kamyah 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 Kamyah's total volume
Kamyah by state
Where Kamyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 47 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 32 | 3.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 20 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #7 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.0% |
47 of 1,017 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Kamyah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kamyah's data
- Kamyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (447 total births) through the 2020s (183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Kamyahs (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kamyah
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Kamyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kamyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Kamyah 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.