girl's name
Amaia
- Origin Basque
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 8,326
the United States
#554
2025 births
Amaia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 547 babies in the United States, ranking #554. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Amaia is a name of Basque origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 547 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 6,061 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1993.
Amaia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 63 |
| 2000s | 676 |
| 2010s | 1,786 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,974 |
How popular is Amaia?
In 2025, Amaia was given to 547 babies in the United States, ranking #554 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Amaia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Amaia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Amaïa | Amaïa is Amaia written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #494. | 695 |
Names that peaked alongside Amaia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amaia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amaia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amaia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amaia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amaia
How popular is the name Amaia?
In 2025, Amaia was given to 547 babies in the United States, ranking #554 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Amaia a girl's or a boy's name?
Amaia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amaia most popular?
Amaia peaked in 2025, when 547 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amaia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amaia currently ranks #494 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.