Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Amaia

Meaning Spelling variant of Amaya Gender Girl Rank 2025 #555 Trend ↑ Rising 26%

Spelling variant of Amaya.

Rank 2025
#555
among girls · ↑46 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
547
named Amaia · +9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,938
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
547 babies
All-time total
5,499
#2,417 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Amaia popularity over time

5,499 babies have been named Amaia since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 63 6 – #4,454
2000s 676 68 +973% #2,041
2010s 1,786 179 +164% #763
2020s (to 2025) 2,974 496 +178% #555

Where Amaia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 575 0.36 outside top 500
2027 600 0.37 #494
2028 622 0.39 #483
2029 641 0.40 #480
2030 658 0.41 #467

Where Amaia is most popular

Girls named Amaia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.302 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Florida, and Massachusetts.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Amaia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 14 1.12 +270%
Florida 430 1.00 +232%
Massachusetts 94 0.777 +157%
New Jersey 137 0.759 +151%
Connecticut 40 0.688 +127%
New York 260 0.657 +117%
Nevada 29 0.624 +106%
Pennsylvania 111 0.469 +55%
Texas 295 0.367 +21%
Colorado 40 0.358 +19%
California 291 0.346 +14%
Washington 43 0.298 ≈ national
Arizona 41 0.292 ≈ national
Utah 23 0.276 -9%
Illinois 60 0.262 -13%
New Mexico 6 0.247 -18%
Georgia 55 0.242 -20%
Wisconsin 23 0.223 -26%
Indiana 30 0.214 -29%
North Carolina 44 0.193 -36%
Ohio 42 0.177 -41%
Maryland 18 0.170 -44%
Louisiana 13 0.149 -51%
Virginia 18 0.106 -65%
Iowa 6 0.103 -66%
Tennessee 16 0.101 -67%
Michigan 18 0.099 -67%
Oregon 6 0.092 -70%
South Carolina 8 0.089 -71%
Oklahoma 6 0.082 -73%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -85%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Amaia

Amaia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #555 in 2025 with 547 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 5,499 American babies have been named Amaia. Its peak came in 2025, when 547 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Amaia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amaia?

The median living Amaia is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 5,500 people named Amaia are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Amaia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 547 #555
2024 501 #601
2023 473 #627
2022 470 #628
2021 462 #643
2020 521 #565
2019 367 #763
2018 354 #771
2017 252 #1,027
2016 189 #1,280
2015 163 #1,417
2014 95 #2,050
2013 93 #2,065
2012 92 #2,081
2011 101 #1,954
2010 80 #2,362
2009 100 #2,041
2008 83 #2,335
2007 74 #2,512
2006 71 #2,556
2005 77 #2,315
2004 65 #2,557
2003 56 #2,771
2002 54 #2,782
2001 46 #3,047
2000 50 #2,857
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Famous people named Amaia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Amaia Salamanca Amaia Salamanca Spanish actress (born 1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Amaia Montero Amaia Montero Spanish singer (born 1976) Contemporary
  3. 3 Amaia Amaia Spanish singer and pianist (born 1999) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Amaia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Amaia?

The median living Amaia is about 5 years old. Half of all living Amaias are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Amaia are alive today?

An estimated 5,500 people named Amaia are alive in the United States, based on 5,499 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Amaia mean?

Spelling variant of Amaya.

How popular is the name Amaia in 2025?

Amaia ranked #555 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 547 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amaia?

5,499 babies have been named Amaia in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amaia most popular?

Amaia peaked in 2025, when 547 newborns received the name.

Is Amaia a boy or girl name?

Amaia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Amaia rising or falling?

Amaia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amaia become more popular?

Amaia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 658 girls named Amaia in 2030, which would rank around #467. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Amaia?

Well-known people named Amaia include Amaia Salamanca (actor), Amaia Montero (singer), Amaia (singer).

Names like Amaia

Names that sound and feel close to Amaia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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