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Amijah

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Pronounced uh-MEE-juh /əˈmiːdʒə/Medium

Meaning: Amijah is an invented name close to Amiyah and Amiah, part of the flowing -iyah and -ijah family popular in modern American naming. The soft ending echoes Aaliyah, though the whole name is a sound-built coinage.Low

In 30 seconds: Amijah is a modern coinage close to Amiyah, with a soft flowing ending (said uh-MEE-juh). It stayed rare, peaking around 2007.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningAmijah is an invented name close to Amiyah and Amiah, part of the flowing -iyah and -ijah family popular in modern American naming. The soft ending echoes Aaliyah, though the whole name is a sound-built coinage.
U.S. rank (2020)#13546 ↘ Falling
2020 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2007
Total births (all-time)≈ 112

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200719992020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Amijah is a modern coinage in the Amiyah and Amiah family, its -ijah ending shared with many names of the era. It reads as a graceful, personal invention rather than an inherited name.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak around 2007. A girl named Amijah then is in her late teens today.

Did you know? Amijah rides the two-thousands and twenty-tens taste for melodic -iyah and -ijah names such as Amiyah, Aniyah and Aaliyah.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Amijah — Modern coinage; Amiyah/Amiah family

Variations

AmiyahAmiahAmijahh

Nicknames

AmiJah

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If you like Amijah…

Amiyah— the closest sister name
Amaya— a like flowing girl's name
Aniyah— a similar -iyah coinage
Amirah— a related melodic name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Amijah mean?

It is a modern coinage close to Amiyah and Amiah; it carries no older inherited meaning.

How do you pronounce Amijah?

It is said uh-MEE-juh /əˈmiːdʒə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Amijah a boy or girl name?

Amijah is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Amijah?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.

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