Girls' name · peaked in 2018
Amaya name popularity since 1925
43,547 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Amaya. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Amaya is about 13 years old in 2026. Amaya peaked in 2018 as the #129 name for girls, and it ranked #180 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 43,547
- Named Amaya, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #180
- for girls in 2025 (1,723 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 43,525 girls · 22 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.31× its national share
Peak year is the year Amaya made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Amaya births per year, 1925–2025
2018 was the biggest year for Amaya both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Amaya became 15× more common, from 1 in 15,100 baby girls to 1 in 1,030.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Amaya's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Amaya.
Decade by decade
Babies named Amaya in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 40 | 0 | #9,120 |
| 1980s | 104 | 0 | #6,042 |
| 1990s | 1,106 | 0 | #3,154 |
| 2000s | 15,258 | 7 | #226 |
| 2010s | 16,273 | 15 | #214 |
| 2020–25 | 10,744 | 0 | #180 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
52.1% of babies named Amaya from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Amaya is most popular
The index compares Amaya's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Amaya.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.31× | 508 |
| Arizona | 2.51× | 1,401 |
| New Mexico | 2.19× | 522 |
| Florida | 2.06× | 3,204 |
| Colorado | 1.51× | 802 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Amaya and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Amaya (this page) | 43,525 | 2018 |
| Amya | 10,312 | 2004 |
| Amiya | 8,672 | 2009 |
| Amayah | 5,653 | 2022 |
| Amaia | 5,499 | 2025 |
| Amaiya | 1,946 | 2000 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Amaya's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Amaya.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Amaya (2018).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data