Girls' name · since 2005

Namiyah

Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 209 babies named Namiyah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#9381
among girls today
209
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
47%
more common than other girls

209 babies have been named Namiyah since 2005, making it today's #9381 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Namiyah recorded 209 times among girls since 2005, holding rank #9381 nationally today, ahead of 47% 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 2005 to 2024.

  • #9381 among girls today
  • 209 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 47% more common than other girls

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

Namiyah is currently the #9381 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 209 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#9381
among girls today
209
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
47%
more common than other girls

Namiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%47%
Namiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9381
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 47% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Namiyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

21 babies were named Namiyah in 2009 - its busiest year on record.

How Namiyah compares

209 38th percentile among 17,726 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

Namiyah's all-time total is 45% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Namiyah Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 209 382 567,345
Peak-year births 21 48 19,840

Namiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Namiyah splits its recorded history at 2015: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Namiyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

209

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2009

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,381

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Namiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
21
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
0510152025 20052008201120142017202020232024 11

Namiyah by decade

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

2010s was Namiyah's strongest decade.

116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Namiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 116 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Namiyah?
Namiyah has been given to 209 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9381 as of the latest data. 21 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
When was Namiyah most popular?
Namiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Namiyah been used?
Namiyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Namiyah?
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.

What to do with Namiyah's data

  • Namiyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (116 total births) through the 2020s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Namiyah: #9381 Girls' Name - 209 Births, Peak 2009." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/namiyah. 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 Namiyah 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.