Amaïa

Meaning and origin of Amaïa

Popularity of Amaïa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Amaïa has been rising fast (+14.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Amaïa every 7.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Amaïa in English-speaking countries

Amaïa ranks 43^rd in New Zealand, against 587^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  43^rd girls’ name221 babies in 3 years1 girl in 190+10.4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  589^th girls’ name1,521 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,177+4.8% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  747^th girls’ name11 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,896

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  833^rd girls’ name130 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,906+2.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  973^rd girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,876

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,947^th girls’ name6 babies in 3 years1 girl in 25,750

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada) and Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Amaïa and Amaia are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Amaia95
• Amaya860
• Amayah (in French)50
• Hamaya5
• Amahya5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Amaïa

• Alaïa
• Maïana
• Aïnhoa
• Naïa
• Nahia
• Amélya
• Alexandra
• Aïssatou
• Abigaël
• Aïssata
• Alexia
• Alessia