Amaya
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 398 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Amaya has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #213 |
| 2016 | #204 |
| 2017 | #177 |
| 2018 | #130 |
| 2019 | #133 |
| 2020 | #140 |
| 2021 | #161 |
| 2022 | #169 |
| 2023 | #162 |
| 2024 | #169 |
| 2025 | #180 |
Amaya by the numbers
In 2025, 398 babies in England and Wales were named Amaya. In the US, 1,709 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,769 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 1,200 American girls born that year was called Amaya.
What we can tell you about Amaya
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 Amaya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Amaragrace, beauty, eternal449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amaiathe end or finish251 in the US (2017)
- Ameyaboundless or infinite18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amadabeloved; feminine form of Amado28 in the US (2017)
- Amanafaithful; true; trustworthy10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amalapure or spotless4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Amaya
Names that are said the same way as Amaya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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