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Emiah
How to Pronounce Emiah
Pronounced ee-MY-uh /iˈmaɪ.ə/Medium
Meaning: Emiah is a modern coined girl's name, most likely joining an Em- or Emma element to the fashionable -iah ending seen in names like Amiah, Jamiah and Mariah.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Emiah is a twenty-first-century coinage, blending an Em- or Emma opening with the -iah ending that surged for girls in the two-thousands and twenty-tens. It has no older etymology of its own.
Emiah was never common in the United States, appearing only in recent years and given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2014. It reads as a fresh, modern coinage.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Emiah mean?
It is a modern coinage, likely an Em- element with the -iah ending, echoing names like Amiah and Mariah.
How do you pronounce Emiah?
It is said ee-MY-uh /iˈmaɪ.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Emiah a boy or girl name?
Emiah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Emiah?
It has always been rare in the United States, appearing only recently and peaking in the mid twenty-tens.