#1692024 rank
2018peak year
41,782babies named Amaya since 1880
▼ 12%5-year trend
Amaya popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Amaya mean?
The Japanese reading amaya is interpreted as 'night rain'; it also matches Basque Amaia, 'the end, high place'. Adopted widely in the 2000s.
OriginJapanese, Basque
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, nature
Names like Amaya
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Famous Amayas
Spellings & variants
Amaia
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