Namiah

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Namiah by the numbers

Namiah was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 20 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Namiah

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Namiah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • NaliahGod gave me; a form of Natalia21 in the US (2017)
  • Nasiahlifted up by God, rescued by God20 in the US (2017)
  • Nadiahhope, tender; feminine form of Nadi12 in the US (2017)
  • Namirahpure water or clear spring5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nakiahpure or chaste; a form of Nakiya7 in the US (2017)
  • Nariah144 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Namiah

Names that are said the same way as Namiah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Namyaworthy of praise17 in the US (2017)
  • Naeemahblessing, bounty; feminine of Naeem14 in the US (2017)
  • Naeemablessing or comfort; a form of Naima6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nahima12 in the US (2017)
  • Nayuma7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Namia5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Namiah

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