Is Emiyah a boy or girl name?

Emiyah is a girl’s name. Of the 596 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Emiyah

Recorded 1999–2025 · United States

Emiyah was most popular in 2016, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,185 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 596 people named Emiyah.

Emiyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Emiyah’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Emiyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Emiyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 596 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org