Amayah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 115 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Amayah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2016 | #976 |
| 2017 | #849 |
| 2018 | #816 |
| 2019 | #770 |
| 2020 | #931 |
| 2022 | #701 |
| 2023 | #747 |
| 2024 | #699 |
| 2025 | #841 |
Amayah by the numbers
In 2025, 115 babies in England and Wales were named Amayah. In the US, 317 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Amayah
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 Amayah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Alayahexalted or ascent; a form of Aliyah109 in England and Wales (2025)
- Anayahgod has answered; a form of Hannah156 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amarahimmortal; eternal; a form of Amara52 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amanahtrust or faithfulness; form of Amanah60 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aayahsign or verse of the Quran40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amalyahwork of God; a form of Amelia7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Amayah
Names that are said the same way as Amayah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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