girl's name
Amayah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 7,487
the United States
#843
2025 births
Amayah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 323 babies in the United States, ranking #843. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2022, when 419 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 10,264 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Amayah 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 | 30 |
| 2000s | 1,026 |
| 2010s | 2,549 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,048 |
How popular is Amayah?
In 2025, Amayah was given to 323 babies in the United States, ranking #843 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Amayah 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.
Names that peaked alongside Amayah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amayah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amayah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amayah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amayah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amayah
How popular is the name Amayah?
In 2025, Amayah was given to 323 babies in the United States, ranking #843 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Amayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Amayah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amayah most popular?
Amayah peaked in 2022, when 419 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Amayah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amayah currently ranks #372 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.