girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Amya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,051 Trend ↓ Falling 43%
Rank 2025
#2,051
among girls · ↓85 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
92
named Amya · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,470
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
717 babies
All-time total
10,312
#1,627 all-time among girls
First recorded
1995
in Social Security records

Amya popularity over time

10,312 babies have been named Amya since 1995, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2004Girls

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 226 23 – #1,159
2000s 5,985 599 +2548% #423
2010s 3,387 339 -43% #594
2020s (to 2025) 714 119 -65% #1,374

Where Amya 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 84 0.05 outside top 500
2027 77 0.05 outside top 500
2028 72 0.04 outside top 500
2029 68 0.04 outside top 500
2030 64 0.04 outside top 500

Where Amya is most popular

Girls named Amya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.069 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.

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 Amya 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 42 0.177 +158%
Illinois 29 0.127 +85%
Indiana 17 0.121 +77%
Mississippi 5 0.107 +56%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 +54%
Michigan 15 0.082 +20%
New York 32 0.081 +18%
Florida 31 0.072 +6%
North Carolina 16 0.070 ≈ national
Georgia 15 0.066 ≈ national
Missouri 6 0.050 -27%
Texas 40 0.050 -27%
Maryland 5 0.047 -31%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -40%
California 30 0.036 -48%
Washington 5 0.035 -49%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -54%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
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 Amya

Amya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,051 in 2025 with 92 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1995, 10,312 American babies have been named Amya. Its peak came in 2004, when 717 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 Amya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Amya?

The median living Amya is about 17 years old; half are between 12 and 21. An estimated 10 thousand people named Amya are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Amya year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 92 #2,051
2024 100 #1,966
2023 120 #1,710
2022 124 #1,685
2021 120 #1,721
2020 158 #1,374
2019 195 #1,198
2018 218 #1,123
2017 225 #1,120
2016 293 #935
2015 307 #897
2014 335 #826
2013 441 #638
2012 432 #658
2011 446 #639
2010 495 #594
2009 583 #521
2008 641 #493
2007 671 #483
2006 668 #473
2005 712 #433
2004 717 #423
2003 706 #425
2002 403 #632
2001 426 #593
2000 458 #568
1995 6 #11,859
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Amya?

The median living Amya is about 17 years old. Half of all living Amyas are between 12 and 21 years old.

How many people named Amya are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Amya are alive in the United States, based on 10,312 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Amya in 2025?

Amya ranked #2,051 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 92 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Amya?

10,312 babies have been named Amya in the United States since 1995, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Amya most popular?

Amya peaked in 2004, when 717 newborns received the name.

Is Amya a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Amya rising or falling?

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

Will Amya become more popular?

Amya is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Amya 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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