Girls' name · since 1990

Amiya

Amiya has 8,672 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,834 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,816 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
8,672
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade

Amiya currently ranks #1816 among girls' names in America, with 8,672 babies recorded since 1990.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amiya has been recorded 8,672 times among girls since 1990, currently ranked #1816 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.

  • #1,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,816 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 8,672 born since 1990
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amiya ranks #1,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,816 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,672 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,834 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,816 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
8,672
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89.5%
Amiya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Amiya's 8,672 recorded births place it above 97.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

37 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Amiya compares

8,672 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Amiya's all-time total is 23x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Amiya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 8,672 376 567,345
Peak-year births 484 21 19,840

Amiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Amiya's full recorded timeline at 2009, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 484 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Amiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
484
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
0200400600 19901997200220072012201720222025 111

Amiya by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (3,978 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Amiya's strongest decade.

3,978 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Amiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,978 births (46% of all-time use).

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

How Amiya 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 Amiya's total volume

Amiya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 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 -115, 5.4%-136, 5%-58, 6%-71, 3%-50, 5.3%-43, 11.4%-55, 8.3%-108, 5.2%-53, 13%-146, 3.2%-80, 3.2%-55, 4.6%-143, 3%-52, 7.6%-91, 4.8%Amiya-36, 5.6%Amiya
Amiya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Amiya by state

Where Amiya concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Amiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
598 6.9%
#2 Florida
553 6.4%
#3 Georgia
506 5.8%
#4 California
477 5.5%
#5 New York
445 5.1%
#6 North Carolina
433 5.0%
#7 Ohio
400 4.6%
#8 Illinois
386 4.5%
Texas share of Amiya's total US births 6.9%
Even split

598 of 8,672 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Amiya appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amiya?
Since 1990, Social Security records show 8,672 babies named Amiya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,834 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,816 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 484 births.
Where does Amiya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amiya ranks #1,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,816 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 Amiya most popular?
Amiya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,978 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Amiya most popular?
The top states for the name Amiya are Texas (598 births), Florida (553 births), Georgia (506 births).
How long has the name Amiya been used?
Amiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 36 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Amiya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amira, Amie, Amina, Amiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Amiya's data

  • Amiya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,978 total births); usage has since declined to 1,125 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Amiyas (598 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Amiya

Nearby Names Like Amiya

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Amiya

Names with a similar popularity rank to Amiya

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Amiya: 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, 1990–2025 (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 Amiya 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.