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Amaya

Gender

Female

Origin

Japanese
night rain
"Night rain" in Japanese.
AmericanMaya. .
American version of

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Amaya

Pronunciation

a-ma-ya

Famous People

Alejandro Amaya, a celebrity matador from Mexico

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #8920, 7 births); most recent 2017 (rank #12243, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #130, 2,277 births); most recent 2025 (rank #180, 1,723 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,723
2024–1,809
2023–1,758
2022–1,723
2021–1,780
2020–1,939
2019–2,061
2018–2,277
201751,718
2016–1,589

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #107, 473 births); most recent 2025 (rank #122, 398 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025398
2024446
2023423
2022395
2021423
2020473
2019458
2018435
2017393
2016349

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #261, 233 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023233
2022217
2021195
2020189
2019154
2018154
2017122
201698
201576
201463

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202515
202412
20234
20226
20214
20208
20196
20184
20179
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #234, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #242, 15 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202515
202411
202314
202215
20219
202011
201912
201817
201713
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #273, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #288, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20245
20235
20225
2021–
20203
20194
20186
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #96, 35 births); most recent 2023 (rank #103, 28 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202328
202223
202127
202027
201920
201821
201731
201635
201524
201412

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence