Amyiah
A feminine name of possible Hebrew origin meaning "God's strength".
Name Census estimates that about 1,011 living Americans carry the first name Amyiah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amyiah today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amyiah births was 2015 (72 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amyiah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Amyiah is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 14 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 339,025 Americans
Peak year
2015
72 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,934
Tracked since 1999
Census
Amyiah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 748 people with the first name Amyiah, which placed it at #15,394 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,394
National first-name rank
People counted
748
748 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
64.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amyiah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amyiah is Black at 64.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (17.1%) and Hispanic (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amyiah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amyiah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American64.0% · 479
- Two or more races17.1% · 128
- Hispanic or Latino10.7% · 80
- White7.2% · 54
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
Popularity
Amyiah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amyiah from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 577 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amyiah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amyiah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amyiahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. Texas, Michigan, Florida recorded the most babies named Amyiah, while Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amyiah
The name Amyiah is a relatively modern invention, believed to have been created in the 20th century. It does not appear to have any direct linguistic roots or historical origins in ancient languages or cultures.
Some scholars suggest that Amyiah may be a combination of the Hebrew name Amiya, meaning "strength" or "strong worker," and the ending "-ah," which is a common suffix in many feminine names. However, this connection is speculative and has not been confirmed.
As a relatively new name, there are no known historical references to Amyiah in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from past centuries.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Amyiah seem to date back to the late 20th century, perhaps as early as the 1970s or 1980s. It gained popularity in the United States and other English-speaking countries during this time.
While Amyiah is a relatively uncommon name, there are a few notable individuals who have carried it throughout history. One example is Amyiah Robinson, an American track and field athlete who competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Another person named Amyiah is Amyiah Cohoon, a young American singer and songwriter who gained recognition for her performances on various talent shows and competitions in the early 2010s.
In the realm of literature, Amyiah Jennings is the name of a character in the novel "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken, published in 2012.
Additionally, Amyiah Stennis is a Canadian model and social media influencer who has gained a significant following on platforms like Instagram and YouTube.
Lastly, Amyiah Rae is an American artist and illustrator known for her vibrant and whimsical artwork, which often features nature and fantasy themes.
People
Amyiah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amyiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amyiah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amyiah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,011 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amyiah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 339,025 US residents.
Is Amyiah a common name?
We classify Amyiah as "Rare". It ranks above 90.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,021 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amyiah most popular?
The single biggest year for Amyiah was 2015, when 72 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amyiah is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amyiah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 748 people with the name Amyiah, or 0.25 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,394 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amyiah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amyiah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amyiah appears almost entirely female. Of the 743 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amyiah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amyiah is Black at 64.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (17.1%) and Hispanic (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amyiah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Amyiah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.0% (479 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amyiah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amyiah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amyiah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amyiah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amyiah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amyiah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Amyiah?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Amyiah at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.