Girls' name · peaked in 2018
Amiyah name popularity since 1925
18,643 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Amiyah. Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Amiyah is about 11 years old in 2026. Amiyah peaked in 2018 as the #277 name for girls, and it ranked #620 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,643
- Named Amiyah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #620
- for girls in 2025 (471 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 18,643 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Amiyah made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Amiyah births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Amiyah peaked in 2018.
- Fastest rise: Between 2002 and 2007, Amiyah became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 11,300 baby girls to 1 in 3,380.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 53%, from 1 in 1,620 to 1 in 3,410.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Amiyah's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Amiyah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Amiyah in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 102 | #13,522 |
| 2000s | 3,839 | #710 |
| 2010s | 10,363 | #305 |
| 2020–25 | 4,339 | #620 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
65.3% of babies named Amiyah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Amiyah is most popular
The index compares Amiyah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Amiyah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.06× | 1,340 |
| Georgia | 1.91× | 950 |
| South Carolina | 1.80× | 455 |
| Maryland | 1.62× | 446 |
| North Carolina | 1.59× | 814 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Amiyah and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Amiyah (this page) | 18,643 | 2018 |
| Amiya | 8,672 | 2009 |
| Amayah | 5,653 | 2022 |
| Amiah | 4,832 | 2008 |
| Amyah | 3,303 | 2010 |
| Amaiyah | 1,017 | 2013 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Amiyah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Amiyah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Amiyah (2018).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data