Girl name
Amaya
Amaya holds the #180 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 1,723 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #139 in 2020 to #180 today. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#129 nationally, 2,280 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1972. The name's biggest fan base is in New Mexico (#76 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#180
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#129
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
1,723
girls named Amaya
Amaya popularity, 1880–2025
Where Amaya is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#76), Oregon (#93), Rhode Island (#150)
Uniqueness score
28/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Amaya in the most recent year of SSA data.