Girls' name · since 1972
Amaya
Amaya has 43,525 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #180 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,525
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
43,525 babies have been named Amaya since 1972, making it today's #180 girls' name.
Amaya has 43,525 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #180 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #657 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #180 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 43,525 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amaya ranks #657 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #180 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 43,525 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #180 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 43,525
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Amaya's 43,525 recorded births place it above 99.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Amaya compares
43,525 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Amaya's all-time total is 116x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 43,525 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,280 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Amaya's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 2,280, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Amaya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 2,280
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Amaya popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 2004 (Amaya as boys' name)
Amaya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (16,273 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Amaya's strongest decade.
16,273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Amaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 104
1980s
104 births
- 1990s 1,106
1990s
1,106 births
- 2000s
2000s
15,258 births
- 2010s
2010s
16,273 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,744 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16,273 births (37% of all-time use).
How Amaya 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 Amaya's total volume
Amaya by state
Where Amaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,517 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,107 | 9.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,204 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 3,105 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,682 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 1,401 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,358 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 1,349 | 3.1% |
6,517 of 43,525 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Amaya appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amaya's data
- Amaya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (16,273 total births) through the 2020s (10,744) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Amayas (6,517 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Amaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
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, 1972–2025 (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 Amaya 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.