Girls' name · since 1997
Lamiyah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 892 babies named Lamiyah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,118 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,705 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 892
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lamiyah is the #7705 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 892 recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamiyah has been recorded 892 times among girls since 1997, currently ranked #7705 nationally and more common than 55% 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 1997 to 2025.
- #8,118 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,705 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 892 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lamiyah ranks #8,118 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,705 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 892 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,118 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,705 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 892
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lamiyah's 892 recorded births place it above 88.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Lamiyah compares
892 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Lamiyah's all-time total is 137% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lamiyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 892 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lamiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lamiyah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lamiyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Lamiyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (528 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Lamiyah's strongest decade.
528 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Lamiyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s
2010s
528 births
- 2020s 139
2020s
139 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 528 births (59% of all-time use).
How Lamiyah 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 Lamiyah's total volume
Lamiyah by state
Where Lamiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 35 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 31 | 3.5% |
| #3 | California | | 23 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 22 | 2.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Texas | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.6% |
35 of 892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Lamiyah appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lamiyah's data
- Lamiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (528 total births); usage has since declined to 139 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Lamiyahs (35 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lamiyah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lamiyah: 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 (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Lamiyah 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.