Amiya
Amiya was the 1809th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 111 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 624th with 484 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,106 places. More babies were named Amiya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Amiyah) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,809 girls, down 777 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 111girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009484 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,672babies recorded
What does the name Amiya mean?
Amiya is a spelling of Amiyah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Amiyah's meaning and origin.
Amiyah is a modern American girl's name, recorded in the US since the 1990s. Wiktionary lists it without an etymology. It looks like a spelling of Amaya or Amia shaped by the -iyah ending of names such as Aaliyah, but no source consulted documents its origin, and no meaning is given here.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented modern name.
Related names: Amaya, Amia, Mia.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Amiyah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Amiya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,809 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,032 | 243 |
| 2010 | #662 | 441 |
| 2000 | #936 | 229 |
| 1990 | #11,471 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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How popular is Amiya, counting every spelling?
Amiya is a spelling of Amiyah, a name family that ranked #516 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,809 for Amiya on its own. Together these spellings went to 589 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amiyah | 471 | #620 | 3,341 |
| Amiya | 111 | #1,809 | 882 |
| Aamiyah | 7 | #11,936 | 64 |
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 Amiya?
111 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amiya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amiya 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 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amiya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amiya?
About 8,600 people born in the US named Amiya are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 9 and 20. That makes Amiya mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Amiya by state
How common Amiya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.0×), Maryland (2.0×), Michigan (1.8×), Tennessee (1.8×), Florida (1.6×). In 28 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 Amiya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amiya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amiya
How popular is the name Amiya?
Amiya was the 1809th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 111 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 624th with 484 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,106 places. More babies were named Amiya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Amiya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amiya in the US.
Where is Amiya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amiya was most common in Ohio (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Louisiana.