Iah
Iah is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
- Egyptian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Iah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Iah is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Egyptian Mythology
The Story of Iah
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Iah as a girl name dates back to 2011, when 5 babies received it. 2011 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Iah — #16,763 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 10 Iahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Iah on the record books as a boy name in 2022, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 5 Iahs were born — ranking #12,323 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Iahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Iah
Iah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Iah's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #16,763. Use the chart and map above to compare Iah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.