Amya — #1969 US girls' name
10,218 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.
More common than 89% of names given to girls today.
59% of everyone ever named Amya was born in this single decade.
717 babies were named Amya in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Amya
The Social Security Administration has registered 10,218 babies named Amya between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Amya currently holds the #1969 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 717 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Amya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,985 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Amya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 729 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Amya in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Amya 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 10,218 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.
Amya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Amya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995
- Peak year (2004)
- 717
- Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
Currently ranks #1969 among girls.
10,218 total births across 30 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 717 births in a single year.
Amya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 5,985 births that decade — 59% of Amya's all-time total
Amya decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,985 births
- Runner-up 3,385 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Amya's strongest decade
5,985 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 59% of all-time use.
Amya by state
Where Amya concentrates geographically — total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 729 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 590 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 570 | 5.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 553 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 521 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 514 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 491 | 4.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 455 | 4.5% |
729 of 10,218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 7.1% of nationwide
- Florida 5.8% of nationwide
- California 5.6% of nationwide
- New York 5.4% of nationwide
- Georgia 5.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 41 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 7.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Amya appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1995–2024 (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.