Total births
82
Girls' name · since 1999
Remiah
Remiah has 82 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12769
- among girls today
- 82
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Remiah is the #12769 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 82 recorded since 1999.
Remiah has 82 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12769 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #12769 among girls today
- 82 born since 1999
- 2020s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Remiah is currently the #12769 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 82 born since 1999, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12769
- among girls today
- 82
- born since 1999
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Remiah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12769
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Remiah was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
12 babies were named Remiah in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Remiah compares
82 21th 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
Remiah's all-time total is 79% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Remiah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 82 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Remiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Remiah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Remiah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#12,769
Active since
1999
Remiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Remiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Remiah's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Remiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Remiah? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 82 babies named Remiah. Today it holds rank #12769 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 12 births.
When was Remiah most popular? ▼
Remiah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Remiah been used? ▼
Remiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 27 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Remiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Remi, Remington, Remy, Remona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Remiah
Nearby Names Like Remiah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Remiah
Remi Girl
#145 22,881 births
Remington Girl
#516 10,118 births
Remy Girl
#681 8,262 births
Remona Girl
1,393 births
Rema Girl
#13550 1,207 births
Compare Remiah side by side: Remiah vs Remi Remiah vs Remington Remiah vs Remy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1999–2025 (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. "Remiah: #12769 Girls' Name - 82 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/remiah. 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 Remiah 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 June 2026.