US rank #14282 Girls' name Peak 2012 189 births

Namiah — #14282 US girls' name

189 babies named Namiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s512010s992020s39
#14282
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 19% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Namiah was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

20 babies were named Namiah in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Namiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Namiah between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Namiah currently holds the #14282 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Namiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Namiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Namiah 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 189 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.

Namiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

189

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2012

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#14,282

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Namiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
20
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920062001 7

Namiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
99 births that decade — 52% of Namiah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Namiah?
189 babies have been named Namiah since 2001. It currently ranks #14282 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 20 births.
When was Namiah most popular?
Namiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Namiah been used?
Namiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Namiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nami, Namya, Namari, Namiko, 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, 2001–2024 (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.