Recorded 1999–2021 Girls' name Peak 2000 217 births

Amayia — girls' name

217 babies named Amayia 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.

1990s92000s1292010s652020s14

The verdict

217 girls have been named Amayia since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

217
total births
1999–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Amayia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

20 babies were named Amayia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amayia

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Amayia between 1999 and 2021, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amayia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amayia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amayia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amayia 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 217 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.

Amayia at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

217

Since 1999

23 years of records

Peak year

2000

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1999

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2021

Amayia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1999

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2000)
20
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 20212017201320102007200420011999 9

Amayia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
129 births that decade — 59% of Amayia's all-time total
1990s92000s1292010s652020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amayia?
217 babies have been named Amayia since 1999. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2000 with 20 births.
When was Amayia most popular?
Amayia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Amayia been used?
Amayia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 23 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Amayia?
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, 1999–2021 (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.