Amayas
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Amayas by the numbers
Amayas was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
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 Amayas
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 Amayas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Amyasbeloved; variant of Amyas5 in the US (2017)
- Aayangift of God; swift or quick56 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amiasbeloved23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amaansafe; secure; peaceful39 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amaarlong-lived, prosperous one11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Asayagod has made or created15 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Amayas
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