Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Amiyah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #620 Trend ↓ Falling 46%
Rank 2025
#620
among girls · ↓109 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
471
named Amiyah · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,412
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
1,238 babies
All-time total
18,643
#1,116 all-time among girls
First recorded
1994
in Social Security records

Amiyah popularity over time

18,643 babies have been named Amiyah since 1994, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 102 10 – #2,740
2000s 3,839 384 +3664% #417
2010s 10,363 1,036 +170% #256
2020s (to 2025) 4,339 723 -30% #318

Where Amiyah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 424 0.26 outside top 500
2027 388 0.24 outside top 500
2028 360 0.22 outside top 500
2029 337 0.21 outside top 500
2030 319 0.20 outside top 500

Where Amiyah is most popular

Girls named Amiyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.412 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, South Carolina, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Amiyah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 29 1.19 +190%
South Carolina 90 1.00 +143%
Mississippi 42 0.898 +118%
Oklahoma 63 0.856 +108%
West Virginia 21 0.801 +95%
Louisiana 65 0.743 +80%
Ohio 175 0.738 +79%
Georgia 165 0.726 +76%
Maryland 75 0.708 +72%
Nevada 32 0.689 +67%
Arkansas 36 0.681 +65%
Michigan 117 0.642 +56%
Florida 274 0.640 +56%
Kentucky 54 0.631 +53%
Alabama 58 0.618 +50%
Tennessee 97 0.612 +49%
Indiana 81 0.577 +40%
Virginia 97 0.569 +38%
Pennsylvania 134 0.567 +38%
North Carolina 126 0.553 +34%
Wisconsin 54 0.524 +27%
Missouri 61 0.506 +23%
Kansas 29 0.503 +22%
Illinois 112 0.489 +19%
Colorado 50 0.448 +9%
New York 174 0.439 +7%
Arizona 60 0.428 ≈ national
District of Columbia 5 0.422 ≈ national
Minnesota 44 0.408 ≈ national
Washington 57 0.395 ≈ national
Massachusetts 47 0.389 -6%
Connecticut 22 0.378 -8%
Texas 303 0.377 -9%
New Jersey 59 0.327 -21%
California 261 0.310 -25%
Iowa 17 0.291 -29%
Oregon 17 0.261 -37%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amiyah

Amiyah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #620 in 2025 with 471 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1994, 18,643 American babies have been named Amiyah. Its peak came in 2016, when 1,238 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amiyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amiyah?

The median living Amiyah is about 10 years old; half are between 6 and 15. An estimated 19 thousand people named Amiyah are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amiyah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 471 #620
2024 601 #511
2023 662 #466
2022 743 #426
2021 864 #358
2020 998 #318
2019 1,110 #297
2018 1,193 #277
2017 1,200 #266
2016 1,238 #256
2015 1,065 #305
2014 1,060 #311
2013 970 #333
2012 829 #376
2011 893 #362
2010 805 #399
2009 767 #417
2008 660 #480
2007 568 #545
2006 451 #639
2005 384 #710
2004 307 #816
2003 262 #909
2002 159 #1,247
2001 146 #1,312
2000 135 #1,381
1995 5 #13,522
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amiyah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amiyah?

The median living Amiyah is about 10 years old. Half of all living Amiyahs are between 6 and 15 years old.

How many people named Amiyah are alive today?

An estimated 19 thousand people named Amiyah are alive in the United States, based on 18,643 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amiyah in 2025?

Amiyah ranked #620 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 471 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amiyah?

18,643 babies have been named Amiyah in the United States since 1994, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amiyah most popular?

Amiyah peaked in 2016, when 1,238 newborns received the name.

Is Amiyah a boy or girl name?

Amiyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amiyah rising or falling?

Amiyah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amiyah become more popular?

Amiyah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 319 girls named Amiyah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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