Recorded 2000–2015 Girls' name Peak 2015 20 births

Yamiah — girls' name

20 babies named Yamiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s13
2010s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Yamiah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

8 babies were named Yamiah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yamiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Yamiah between 2000 and 2015, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yamiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yamiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Yamiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yamiah 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 20 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.

Yamiah at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

20

Since 2000

16 years of records

Peak year

2015

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

2000

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2015

Yamiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2000

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2015)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
456789 201520132000 7

Yamiah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13 births that decade — 65% of Yamiah's all-time total
2000s72010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yamiah?
20 babies have been named Yamiah since 2000. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2015 with 8 births.
When was Yamiah most popular?
Yamiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Yamiah been used?
Yamiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 16 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Yamiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yamileth, Yamilet, Yamile, Yamilex, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2000–2015 (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.