Amaiyah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,072

among girls · ↓675 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amaiyah · -24% vs 2024

How common

1 in 45,922

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2013

67 babies

All-time total

1,017

#7,433 all-time among girls

First recorded

1999

in Social Security records

Amaiyah popularity over time

1,017 babies have been named Amaiyah since 1999, 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

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	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	6	1	–	#12,783
2000s	287	29	+4683%	#3,377
2010s	460	46	+60%	#2,627
2020s (to 2025)	264	44	-4%	#2,931

Where Amaiyah 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	34	0.02	outside top 500
2027	33	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	32	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Amaiyah

Amaiyah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,072 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1999, 1,017 American babies have been named Amaiyah. Its peak came in 2013, when 67 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Amaiyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amaiyah?

The median living Amaiyah is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 1,000 people named Amaiyah are alive in the United States today.

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

Amaiyah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	35	#4,072
2024	46	#3,397
2023	47	#3,387
2022	44	#3,539
2021	37	#3,941
2020	55	#2,931
2019	52	#3,089
2018	47	#3,349
2017	45	#3,438
2016	27	#5,000
2015	30	#4,593
2014	43	#3,592
2013	67	#2,627
2012	57	#2,978
2011	46	#3,455
2010	46	#3,472
2009	45	#3,564
2008	49	#3,377
2007	37	#4,139
2006	41	#3,735
2005	29	#4,588
2004	21	#5,753
2003	25	#4,952
2002	12	#8,318
2001	15	#6,973
2000	13	#7,606
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amaiyah?

The median living Amaiyah is about 11 years old. Half of all living Amaiyahs are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Amaiyah are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Amaiyah are alive in the United States, based on 1,017 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amaiyah in 2025?

Amaiyah ranked #4,072 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amaiyah?

1,017 babies have been named Amaiyah in the United States since 1999, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amaiyah most popular?

Amaiyah peaked in 2013, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Amaiyah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Amaiyah rising or falling?

Amaiyah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Amaiyah become more popular?

Amaiyah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Amaiyah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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