How Many People Are Named Kamiah?
An estimated 1,715 people in the United States have the first name Kamiah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Kamiah peaked in popularity in 2016 with 125 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kamiah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kamiah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Kamiah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,715
About 1 in 199,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2016
125 births
Total Registered
1,733
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kamiah
Kamiah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,733 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kamiah as a female name
Ranked #3,910 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (125 births)
Kamiah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kamiah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 794 babies were registered. While Kamiah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kamiah by Decade
How has Kamiah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kamiah by State
Birth registrations for Kamiah span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Arkansas, New Jersey, Maryland. On average, about 34 Kamiahs were registered per state.
Kamiah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kamiah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kamiah
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kamiah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kamiah?
We estimate approximately 1,715 people named Kamiah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 199,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Kamiah a common name?
Kamiah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,733 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kamiah most popular?
Kamiah reached peak popularity in 2016, when 125 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kamiah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kamiah a female name?
Kamiah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kamiah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kamiah Smith, Kamiah Johnson, Kamiah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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