Amayra: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,860

among girls · ↑33 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Amayra · +4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 27,242

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

67 babies

All-time total

494

#11,954 all-time among girls

First recorded

2007

in Social Security records

Amayra popularity over time

494 babies have been named Amayra since 2007, 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
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2000s	13	1	–	#13,941
2010s	163	16	+1154%	#3,724
2020s (to 2025)	318	53	+225%	#2,617

Where Amayra 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	64	0.04	outside top 500
2027	68	0.04	outside top 500
2028	71	0.04	outside top 500
2029	75	0.05	outside top 500
2030	78	0.05	outside top 500

Where Amayra is most popular

Girls named Amayra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

Vs national average

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Amayra 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 York	66	0.167	+403%
New Jersey	10	0.055	+67%
Florida	17	0.040	+20%
California	26	0.031	-7%
Texas	17	0.021	-36%
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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 Amayra

Amayra is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,860 in 2025 with 59 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2007, 494 American babies have been named Amayra. Its peak came in 2023, when 67 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 Amayra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amayra?

The median living Amayra is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 500 people named Amayra 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.

Amayra year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	59	#2,860
2024	57	#2,893
2023	67	#2,617
2022	51	#3,177
2021	35	#4,101
2020	49	#3,182
2019	40	#3,724
2018	35	#4,080
2017	22	#5,674
2016	27	#5,002
2015	19	#6,477
2014	6	#14,709
2013	8	#12,067
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2011	6	#14,937
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2008	7	#13,941
2007	6	#15,629
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amayra?

The median living Amayra is about 4 years old. Half of all living Amayras are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Amayra are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Amayra are alive in the United States, based on 494 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amayra in 2025?

Amayra ranked #2,860 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 59 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amayra?

494 babies have been named Amayra in the United States since 2007, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amayra most popular?

Amayra peaked in 2023, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Amayra a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Amayra rising or falling?

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

Will Amayra become more popular?

Amayra is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 78 girls named Amayra 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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