Kamiya
Kamiya was the 1950th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 99 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1326th with 186 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 421 places. More babies were named Kamiya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kamiyah) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,950 girls, down 506 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 99girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,374babies recorded
What does the name Kamiya mean?
Kamiya is a spelling of Kamiyah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kamiyah's meaning and origin.
Kamiyah is a modern American name, recorded in US data from the mid-1990s, with no dictionary entry. It follows the pattern of names such as Amiyah, Jamiyah and Samiyah, combining a Ka- beginning with the popular -iyah ending. Some sites tie it to Arabic or Japanese words, but we found no source showing that the name was taken from either, so we do not give a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage.
Related names: Kamiya, Amiyah, Kamia.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
- Wikidata item Q130212786 ('Kamiyah' given name), Wikidata (CC0)
Kamiya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,950 | 99 |
| 2020 | #1,444 | 151 |
| 2010 | #1,369 | 170 |
| 2000 | #2,837 | 51 |
| 1990 | #10,731 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kamiya, counting every spelling?
Kamiya is a spelling of Kamiyah, a name family that ranked #714 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,950 for Kamiya on its own. Together these spellings went to 396 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamiyah | 257 | #985 | 1,515 |
| Kamiya | 99 | #1,950 | 565 |
| Camiyah | 30 | #4,575 | 225 |
| Camiya | 10 | #9,578 | 93 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kamiya?
99 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamiya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kamiya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamiya?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Kamiya are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Kamiya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kamiya by state
How common Kamiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (5.1×), Michigan (2.2×), Georgia (2.1×), North Carolina (1.8×), Tennessee (1.8×). In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kamiya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamiya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kamiya
How popular is the name Kamiya?
Kamiya was the 1950th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 99 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 1326th with 186 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 421 places. More babies were named Kamiya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kamiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kamiya in the US.
Where is Kamiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamiya was most common in South Carolina (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Michigan.