Girls' name · since 1995
Amya
10,312 babies named Amya in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,062 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,312
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amya currently ranks #2062 among girls' names in America, with 10,312 babies recorded since 1995.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amya has been recorded 10,312 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #2062 nationally and more common than 88% 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.
- #1,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,062 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,312 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Amya ranks #1,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,062 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,312 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,062 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,312
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Amya's 10,312 recorded births place it above 97.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Amya compares
10,312 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Amya's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Amya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,312 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 717 | 21 | 19,840 |
Amya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Amya's full recorded timeline at 2011, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 717 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Amya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 717
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Amya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,985 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Amya's strongest decade.
5,985 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Amya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 226
1990s
226 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,985 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,387 births
- 2020s 714
2020s
714 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,985 births (58% of all-time use).
How Amya 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 Amya's total volume
Amya by state
Where Amya concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 736 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 595 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 576 | 5.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 558 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 525 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 521 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 491 | 4.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 460 | 4.5% |
736 of 10,312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Amya appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Amya's data
- Amya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,985 total births); usage has since declined to 714 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Amyas (736 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Amya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~30 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, 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 Amya 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.