Girls' name · since 2012

Kemyiah

Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Kemyiah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

20
total births
2012–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Kemyiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 2012.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kemyiah has been recorded 20 times among girls since 2012, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2012 to 2016.

  • 20 total births
  • 2012–2016 years on record
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Kemyiah's 20 recorded births place it above 36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Kemyiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kemyiah's full recorded timeline at 2015, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kemyiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
45678910 201220152016 5

Kemyiah by decade

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

2010s was Kemyiah's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Kemyiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kemyiah?
Kemyiah has been given to 20 babies in the U.S. since 2012, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 9 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
When was Kemyiah most popular?
Kemyiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kemyiah been used?
Kemyiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 5 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Kemyiah?
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 July 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, 2012–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Kemyiah: Baby Name Since 2012 - 20 Births, Peak 2012." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kemyiah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kemyiah 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 July 2026.