girl's name
Iyah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 248
Iyah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
Iyah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 32 |
| 2010s | 91 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 104 |
How popular is Iyah?
In 2025, Iyah was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Iyah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Iyah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Iyah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Iyah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Iyah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Iyah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Iyah
How popular is the name Iyah?
In 2025, Iyah was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Iyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Iyah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Iyah most popular?
Iyah peaked in 2021, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Iyah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Iyah currently ranks #7,026 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.