Total births
20
Girls' name · since 2000
Yamiah
Yamiah has 20 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 20
- total births
- 2000–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Yamiah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 2000.
Yamiah has 20 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2015.
- 20 total births
- 2000–2015 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
20 girls have been named Yamiah since 2000, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2015.
- 20
- total births
- 2000–2015
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
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.
Yamiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yamiah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yamiah at a glance
Last recorded 2015Peak year
2015
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2000
Yamiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2015
- Peak year (2015)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Yamiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Yamiah's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Yamiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yamiah? ▼
Since 2000, Social Security records show 20 babies named Yamiah. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
Records for Yamiah go back to 2000, giving 16 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Yamiah
Nearby Names Like Yamiah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yamiah
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Yamilet Girl
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Yamile Girl
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Yamilex Girl
#14145 1,275 births
Yamila Girl
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Compare Yamiah side by side: Yamiah vs Yamileth Yamiah vs Yamilet Yamiah vs Yamile
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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, 2000–2015 (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. "Yamiah: Baby Name Since 2000 - 20 Births, Peak 2015." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yamiah. 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 Yamiah 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.