Recorded 1999–2017 Girls' name Peak 2008 111 births

Kemyah — girls' name

111 babies named Kemyah 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.

1990s52000s602010s46

The verdict

111 girls have been named Kemyah since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

111
total births
1999–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Kemyah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Kemyah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kemyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Kemyah between 1999 and 2017, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kemyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kemyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kemyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kemyah 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 111 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.

Kemyah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

111

Since 1999

19 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1999

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2017

Kemyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1999

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 20172014201220102008200620031999 5

Kemyah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
60 births that decade — 54% of Kemyah's all-time total
1990s52000s602010s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kemyah?
111 babies have been named Kemyah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Kemyah most popular?
Kemyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Kemyah been used?
Kemyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 19 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Kemyah?
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.

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, 1999–2017 (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.