US rank #16182 Girls' name Peak 2008 172 births

Kemiah — #16182 US girls' name

172 babies named Kemiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s852010s572020s25
#16182
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 8% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kemiah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

17 babies were named Kemiah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kemiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 172 babies named Kemiah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kemiah currently holds the #16182 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kemiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kemiah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kemiah 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 172 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.

Kemiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

172

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2008

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,182

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kemiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
17
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20242020201720122009200620021999 5

Kemiah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85 births that decade — 49% of Kemiah's all-time total
1990s52000s852010s572020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kemiah?
172 babies have been named Kemiah since 1999. It currently ranks #16182 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 17 births.
When was Kemiah most popular?
Kemiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kemiah been used?
Kemiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kemiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kemberly, Kemora, Kemani, Kemya, 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, 1999–2024 (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.