Amaiyah
Amaiyah was the 4072nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2627th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 521 places. More babies were named Amaiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,072 girls, down 1,141 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201367 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,017babies recorded
Amaiyah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,072 | 35 |
| 2020 | #2,931 | 55 |
| 2010 | #3,472 | 46 |
| 2000 | #7,606 | 13 |
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How popular is Amaiyah, counting every spelling?
Amaiyah is a spelling of Amaiya, a name family that had 67 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 67 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaiya | 32 | #4,364 | 235 |
| Amaiyah | 35 | #4,072 | 209 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Amaiyah?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amaiyah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amaiyah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amaiyah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amaiyah?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Amaiyah are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Amaiyah a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Amaiyah by state
How common Amaiyah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Amaiyah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amaiyah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amaiyah
How popular is the name Amaiyah?
Amaiyah was the 4072nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 2627th with 67 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 521 places. More babies were named Amaiyah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amaiyah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amaiyah in the US.
Where is Amaiyah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amaiyah was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Washington.