Kamiyah
Kamiyah was the 985th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 257 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 689th with 414 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 286 places. More babies were named Kamiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it kuh-MY-uh /kəˈmaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #985 girls, down 296 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 257girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020414 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,374babies recorded
What does the name Kamiyah mean?
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)
Kamiyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #985 | 257 |
| 2020 | #689 | 414 |
| 2010 | #1,118 | 221 |
| 2000 | #3,696 | 35 |
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How popular is Kamiyah, counting every spelling?
Kamiyah is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #714 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #985 for Kamiyah 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 Kamiyah?
257 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kamiyah (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kamiyah 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 33 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kamiyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kamiyah?
About 5,300 people born in the US named Kamiyah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Kamiyah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Kamiyah by state
How common Kamiyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.2×), Oklahoma (2.7×), South Carolina (2.7×), Louisiana (2.3×), Georgia (2.1×). In 20 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 Kamiyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kamiyah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Kamiyah · Sibling names for Kamiyah
Questions about the name Kamiyah
How popular is the name Kamiyah?
Kamiyah was the 985th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 257 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 689th with 414 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 286 places. More babies were named Kamiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kamiyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kamiyah in the US.
Where is Kamiyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kamiyah was most common in Mississippi (0.96 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and South Carolina.