girl's name
Amya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,452
Amya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2004, when 717 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 36,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Amya 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 | 226 |
| 2000s | 5,985 |
| 2010s | 3,387 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 714 |
How popular is Amya?
In 2025, Amya was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Amya 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 Amya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Amya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Amya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Amya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Amya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Amya
How popular is the name Amya?
In 2025, Amya was given to 92 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Amya a girl's or a boy's name?
Amya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Amya most popular?
Amya peaked in 2004, when 717 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Amya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Amya currently ranks #2,051 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.