Amaya

Meaning and origin of Amaya

Popularity of Amaya in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Amaya has been rising fast (+15.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Amaya every 7.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Amaya in English-speaking countries

Amaya ranks 115^th in British Columbia (Canada), 115^th in England and Wales and 165^th in Ontario (Canada), against 206^th in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  115^th girls’ name78 babies in 3 years1 girl in 509+0.2% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  115^th girls’ name1,267 babies in 3 years1 girl in 606+0.2% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  191^st girls’ name64 babies in 3 years1 girl in 656+8.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  165^th girls’ name188 babies in 3 years1 girl in 822+0.4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  170^th girls’ name5,298 babies in 3 years1 girl in 912−2.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  273^rd girls’ name40 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,360

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  368^th girls’ name31 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,092

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  357^th girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,251

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Amaïa240
• Amaia95
• 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 Amaya

• Naïa
• Alaïa
• Nahia
• Maïana
• Aïnhoa
• Ariane
• Athéna
• Alia
• Anaëlle
• Anaya
• Assya
• Anaïs