Girls' name · since 2001
Kemiyah
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 459 babies named Kemiyah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kemiyah is the #11462 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 459 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Kemiyah recorded 459 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #11462 nationally today, ahead of 34% 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 2001 to 2025.
- #12,484 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 459 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemiyah ranks #12,484 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 459 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,484 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 459
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kemiyah's 459 recorded births place it above 82.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Kemiyah compares
459 Top 47% higher than 53% 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
Kemiyah's all-time total is 22% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kemiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 459 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kemiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kemiyah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kemiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kemiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (260 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Kemiyah's strongest decade.
260 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Kemiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
260 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 260 births (57% of all-time use).
Kemiyah by state
Where Kemiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 17 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
17 of 459 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kemiyah's data
- Kemiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (260 total births); usage has since declined to 85 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kemiyahs (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kemiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Kemiyah 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.