Girl’s name · Hebrew, American English

Amiah

How to say it: uh-MY-uh · /əˈmaɪə/

Likely a modern phonetic variant of Amia/Amiya, itself a variant of Amy (Hebrew: 'beloved') or a modern coinage.

Amiah was the 331st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 144 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 60% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #524 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#331for girls in 2025
1 in 3,335US babies
144born in 2025
#524projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
1 in 139chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Amiah
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#331
Babies born in 2025144
Share of births1 in 3,335
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−60%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#524

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Arriving mainly across recent decades, Amiah peaked in the 2010s and sits close to that high. A soft decline is expected ahead.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 120 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Airy and gentle and soft throughout, it moves lightly. Aliyah blends with it smoothly.

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Amiah is about 1 in 139.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

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