Amayah
Amayah was the 841st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 323 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 700th; the most babies were born in 2022 (419). Over the last ten years it has moved up 208 places. More babies were named Amayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amaya) Meaning disputed · Basque, Spanish
- Rank in 2025
- #841 girls, up 88 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 323girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022419 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,653babies recorded
What does the name Amayah mean?
Amayah is a spelling of Amaya, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amaya's meaning and origin.
Amaya has two explanations. Wiktionary says the name comes from the heroine of a Spanish historical novel, Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by Francisco Navarro Villoslada, and that it was explained as Basque amai, 'the end'. Wikipedia instead derives it from the village and mountain of Amaya in Castile, whose name may have Indo-European roots meaning 'mother city'. Both agree it is a Spanish and Basque name, also spelled Amaia, that spread to the US in the 1990s.
amai (Basque, “end (one explanation)”)Amaya (Spanish, “village and mountain in Castile”)
How sure is this? Disputed. Wiktionary: a novel heroine, glossed Basque 'the end'. Wikipedia: a Castilian place name possibly meaning 'mother city'.
Related names: Amaia, Amaiya, Maya.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amaya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Amaya (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Amayah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #841 | 323 |
| 2020 | #929 | 278 |
| 2010 | #1,296 | 182 |
| 2000 | #2,545 | 59 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Amayah, counting every spelling?
Amayah is a spelling of Amaya, a name family that ranked #118 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #841 for Amayah on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,670 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amaya | 1,723 | #180 | 8,805 |
| Amaia | 547 | #555 | 2,453 |
| Amayah | 323 | #841 | 1,770 |
| Amaiah | 65 | #2,649 | 274 |
| Ameia | 6 | #13,310 | 45 |
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 Amayah?
323 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amayah (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amayah 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 26 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amayah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amayah?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Amayah are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Amayah 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.
Amayah by state
How common Amayah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×), Massachusetts (2.2×), Connecticut (1.6×), Arizona (1.5×). In 21 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 Amayah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amayah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amayah
What does Amayah mean?
The meaning of Amaya is disputed: Wiktionary: a novel heroine, glossed Basque 'the end'. Wikipedia: a Castilian place name possibly meaning 'mother city'.
How popular is the name Amayah?
Amayah was the 841st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 323 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 700th; the most babies were born in 2022 (419). Over the last ten years it has moved up 208 places. More babies were named Amayah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amayah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amayah in the US.
Where is Amayah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amayah was most common in New Mexico (0.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Massachusetts.