Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Amiya

Meaning My mother is Jah Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,809 Trend ↓ Falling 45%

Variant of Amiyah, from Hebrew אמאיה (āmíjah, literally “My mother is Jah”).

Rank 2025
#1,809
among girls · ↓395 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
111
named Amiya · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,480
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
484 babies
All-time total
8,672
#1,834 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Amiya popularity over time

8,672 babies have been named Amiya since 1990, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2009Girls

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 205 21 – #1,857
2000s 3,364 336 +1541% #624
2010s 3,978 398 +18% #635
2020s (to 2025) 1,125 188 -53% #1,032

Where Amiya 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 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 90 0.06 outside top 500
2028 83 0.05 outside top 500
2029 77 0.05 outside top 500
2030 73 0.05 outside top 500

Where Amiya is most popular

Girls named Amiya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.109 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Maryland, and Louisiana.

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 Amiya 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
Ohio 53 0.223 +105%
Maryland 23 0.217 +100%
Louisiana 18 0.206 +89%
Michigan 36 0.198 +82%
Tennessee 31 0.196 +80%
Florida 75 0.175 +61%
Illinois 40 0.175 +61%
North Carolina 39 0.171 +58%
Georgia 37 0.163 +50%
Mississippi 7 0.150 +38%
Indiana 21 0.150 +38%
Alabama 13 0.138 +27%
South Carolina 11 0.122 +13%
Nevada 5 0.108 ≈ national
New York 37 0.093 -14%
Texas 68 0.085 -22%
Oklahoma 5 0.068 -38%
California 57 0.068 -38%
Virginia 10 0.059 -46%
Missouri 7 0.058 -47%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -53%
Colorado 5 0.045 -59%
Washington 5 0.035 -68%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Amiya

Amiya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,809 in 2025 with 111 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 8,672 American babies have been named Amiya. Its peak came in 2009, when 484 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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

How old are people named Amiya?

The median living Amiya is about 14 years old; half are between 9 and 19. An estimated 8,600 people named Amiya are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

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

Amiya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 111 #1,809
2024 158 #1,414
2023 210 #1,154
2022 194 #1,239
2021 209 #1,170
2020 243 #1,032
2019 317 #848
2018 340 #801
2017 382 #741
2016 389 #731
2015 405 #703
2014 397 #709
2013 443 #635
2012 440 #644
2011 424 #668
2010 441 #662
2009 484 #624
2008 467 #655
2007 389 #749
2006 374 #742
2005 345 #769
2004 360 #733
2003 303 #815
2002 220 #1,000
2001 193 #1,097
2000 229 #936
1995 – –
1990 6 #11,471
1985 – –
1980 – –
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1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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1910 – –
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1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amiya?

The median living Amiya is about 14 years old. Half of all living Amiyas are between 9 and 19 years old.

How many people named Amiya are alive today?

An estimated 8,600 people named Amiya are alive in the United States, based on 8,672 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Amiya mean?

Variant of Amiyah, from Hebrew אמאיה (āmíjah, literally “My mother is Jah”).

How popular is the name Amiya in 2025?

Amiya ranked #1,809 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 111 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amiya?

8,672 babies have been named Amiya in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amiya most popular?

Amiya peaked in 2009, when 484 newborns received the name.

Is Amiya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Amiya rising or falling?

Amiya is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Amiya become more popular?

Amiya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 73 girls named Amiya 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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