Amya
Amya was the 2051st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 423rd with 717 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,154 places. More babies were named Amya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,051 girls, down 677 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 92girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004717 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,312babies recorded
Amya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #2,051 | 92 |
| 2020 | #1,374 | 158 |
| 2010 | #594 | 495 |
| 2000 | #568 | 458 |
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How popular is Amya, counting every spelling?
Amya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,353 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,051 for Amya on its own. Together these spellings went to 146 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amya | 92 | #2,051 | 556 |
| Amyah | 49 | #3,212 | 352 |
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 Amya?
92 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Amya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Amya 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 91 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Amya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Amya?
About 10,200 people born in the US named Amya are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 22. That makes Amya 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.
Amya by state
How common Amya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (2.6×), Illinois (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.5×). In 33 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 Amya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Amya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Amya
How popular is the name Amya?
Amya was the 2051st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 92 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 423rd with 717 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,154 places. More babies were named Amya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Amya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Amya in the US.
Where is Amya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Amya was most common in Ohio (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Indiana.