Amaya

Girl name

Amaya has been given to 43,547 babies in the U.S. since 1972. It peaked in 2018 and currently ranks #180 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F. Navarro Villoslada, explained as Basque amai (“the end”).

Origin: Spanish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

43,547

Peak year

2018 (2,280 babies)

Rank in 2025

#180 for girls

First recorded

1972

10-year trend

▲ +12%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Amaya.

43,412 babies since 1944

42,288 babies since 1880

46,216 babies since 1921

39,669 babies since 1966

47,804 babies since 1880

48,691 babies since 1906

38,040 babies since 1963

37,971 babies since 1880

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