Girls' name · since 1995

Amaiya

Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 1,946 babies named Amaiya, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#4,785 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,418 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,946
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

1,946 babies have been named Amaiya since 1995, making it today's #4418 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaiya has been recorded 1,946 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #4418 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.

  • #4,785 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,418 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,946 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaiya ranks #4,785 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,418 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,946 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,785 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,418 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,946
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%74.4%
Amaiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Amaiya's 1,946 recorded births place it above 93.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

20 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Amaiya compares

1,946 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Amaiya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amaiya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,946 376 567,345
Peak-year births 116 21 19,840

Amaiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Amaiya's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 116, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Amaiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
116
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
050100150 199519992003200720112015201920232025 32

Amaiya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (941 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Amaiya's strongest decade.

941 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Amaiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 941 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Amaiya compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Amaiya's total volume

Amaiya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -142, 3.9%-138, 4.2%-56, 6.9%-112, 5.8%-99, 4.2%-70, 5.3%-46, 7.3%-106, 3.2%-61, 5.1%-138, 3%-35, 7.9%-138, 3.5%-69, 5.6%-41, 4.4%-78, 2.8%Amaiya-31, 6%Amaiya
Amaiya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Amaiya by state

Where Amaiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amaiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
157 8.1%
#2 Texas
126 6.5%
#3 New York
111 5.7%
#4 Florida
92 4.7%
#5 Georgia
60 3.1%
#6 Ohio
44 2.3%
#7 Illinois
37 1.9%
#8 Virginia
24 1.2%
California share of Amaiya's total US births 8.1%
Even split

157 of 1,946 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Amaiya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaiya?
Since 1995, Social Security records show 1,946 babies named Amaiya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,785 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,418 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 116 births.
Where does Amaiya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaiya ranks #4,785 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,418 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Amaiya most popular?
Amaiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 941 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Amaiya most popular?
The top states for the name Amaiya are California (157 births), Texas (126 births), New York (111 births).
How long has the name Amaiya been used?
Records for Amaiya go back to 1995, giving 31 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Amaiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amanda, Amaya, Amara, Amari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Amaiya's data

  • Amaiya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (941 total births); usage has since declined to 308 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Amaiyas (157 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Amaiya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amaiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Amaiya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.