Recorded 1999–2020 Girls' name Peak 2000 49 births

Amaja — girls' name

49 babies named Amaja in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s322010s62020s5

The verdict

49 girls have been named Amaja since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

49
total births
1999–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
65%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Amaja was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

7 babies were named Amaja in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amaja

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Amaja between 1999 and 2020, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amaja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amaja performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amaja shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amaja in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amaja at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

49

Since 1999

22 years of records

Peak year

2000

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1999

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2020

Amaja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1999

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Amaja by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 65% of Amaja's all-time total
1990s62000s322010s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amaja?
49 babies have been named Amaja since 1999. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
When was Amaja most popular?
Amaja was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Amaja been used?
Amaja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 22 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Amaja?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.