girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Amaya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #180 Trend ↓ Falling 13%

Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F.

Rank 2025
#180
among girls · ↓12 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,723
named Amaya · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 933
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
2,280 babies
All-time total
43,547
#657 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Amaya popularity over time

43,547 babies have been named Amaya since 1972, 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
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GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 40 – 40 4 – #6,404
1980s 104 – 104 10 +160% #4,724
1990s 1,106 – 1,106 111 +963% #398
2000s 15,258 7 15,265 1,527 +1280% #181
2010s 16,273 15 16,288 1,629 +7% #129
2020s (to 2025) 10,744 – 10,744 1,791 +10% #139

Where Amaya 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 1,683 1.05 #184
2027 1,650 1.03 #190
2028 1,622 1.01 #193
2029 1,598 0.99 #197
2030 1,579 0.98 #198

Where Amaya is most popular

Girls named Amaya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.09 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Hawaii, and Rhode Island.

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 Amaya 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
New Mexico 109 4.48 +313%
Hawaii 36 3.14 +189%
Rhode Island 35 2.80 +158%
Nevada 115 2.48 +128%
Idaho 71 2.12 +96%
Connecticut 112 1.93 +77%
Arizona 265 1.89 +74%
Oregon 119 1.83 +68%
Florida 779 1.82 +68%
California 1,487 1.77 +63%
Washington 248 1.72 +58%
Massachusetts 197 1.63 +50%
Colorado 180 1.61 +49%
New Jersey 285 1.58 +45%
New York 611 1.54 +42%
Nebraska 49 1.36 +26%
Illinois 301 1.31 +21%
Kansas 70 1.21 +12%
Texas 973 1.21 +11%
Wisconsin 117 1.14 +5%
Iowa 65 1.11 ≈ national
Virginia 188 1.10 ≈ national
Oklahoma 81 1.10 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 258 1.09 ≈ national
Utah 89 1.07 ≈ national
Delaware 12 1.06 ≈ national
Indiana 146 1.04 ≈ national
Maryland 110 1.04 ≈ national
West Virginia 27 1.03 -5%
Ohio 244 1.03 -5%
Missouri 123 1.02 -6%
Kentucky 83 0.970 -11%
Georgia 218 0.960 -12%
Arkansas 50 0.946 -13%
Minnesota 101 0.936 -14%
District of Columbia 11 0.928 -14%
North Dakota 12 0.913 -16%
Michigan 164 0.900 -17%
Louisiana 75 0.857 -21%
North Carolina 192 0.843 -22%
Tennessee 131 0.827 -24%
South Carolina 73 0.812 -25%
South Dakota 10 0.700 -35%
Alabama 55 0.586 -46%
Mississippi 26 0.556 -49%
New Hampshire 6 0.325 -70%
Maine 5 0.323 -70%
Alaska – – –
Montana – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Amaya

Amaya is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #180 in 2025 with 1,723 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 43,547 American babies have been named Amaya. Its peak came in 2018, when 2,280 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 Amaya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amaya?

The median living Amaya is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 19. An estimated 43 thousand people named Amaya are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

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

Amaya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,723 #180 – –
2024 1,817 #168 – –
2023 1,758 #162 – –
2022 1,724 #169 – –
2021 1,783 #161 – –
2020 1,939 #139 – –
2019 2,063 #133 – –
2018 2,280 #129 – –
2017 1,718 #176 5 #12,359
2016 1,590 #204 – –
2015 1,528 #214 5 #12,186
2014 1,368 #237 – –
2013 1,368 #234 5 #12,235
2012 1,477 #212 – –
2011 1,486 #209 – –
2010 1,395 #226 – –
2009 1,598 #202 – –
2008 1,679 #199 – –
2007 1,699 #201 – –
2006 1,594 #215 – –
2005 1,513 #226 – –
2004 1,619 #209 7 #8,967
2003 1,769 #181 – –
2002 1,099 #283 – –
2001 1,056 #295 – –
2000 1,632 #196 – –
1995 36 #3,154 – –
1990 11 #7,325 – –
1985 11 #6,042 – –
1980 5 #10,448 – –
1975 5 #9,120 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Amaya

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

  1. 1 Amaya Valdemoro Amaya Valdemoro Spanish basketball player (born 1976) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amaya?

The median living Amaya is about 12 years old. Half of all living Amayas are between 6 and 19 years old.

How many people named Amaya are alive today?

An estimated 43 thousand people named Amaya are alive in the United States, based on 43,547 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Amaya mean?

Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F.

How popular is the name Amaya in 2025?

Amaya ranked #180 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,723 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amaya?

43,547 babies have been named Amaya in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amaya most popular?

Amaya peaked in 2018, when 2,280 newborns received the name.

Is Amaya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Amaya rising or falling?

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

Will Amaya become more popular?

Amaya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,579 girls named Amaya in 2030, which would rank around #198. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Amaya?

Well-known people named Amaya include Amaya Valdemoro (basketball player).

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