Amaya is an established girls' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Amaya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #180 for girl births in the United States (and #399 across all names), given to 1,723 babies — 1,745 including U.S. territories. Amaya was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2018 (2,280 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,723 | 1,745 | #180 | — |
| 2024 | 1,817 | 1,842 | #168 | — |
| 2023 | 1,758 | 1,783 | #162 | — |
| 2022 | 1,724 | 1,747 | #169 | — |
| 2021 | 1,783 | 1,815 | #161 | — |
| 2020 | 1,939 | 1,994 | #139 | — |
| 2019 | 2,063 | 2,129 | #133 | — |
| 2018 | 2,280 | 2,363 | #129 | — |
| 2017 | 1,723 | 1,762 | #176 | #12,359 |
| 2016 | 1,590 | 1,628 | #204 | — |
| 2015 | 1,533 | 1,589 | #214 | #12,186 |
| 2014 | 1,368 | 1,413 | #237 | — |
| 2013 | 1,373 | 1,423 | #234 | #12,235 |
| 2012 | 1,477 | 1,526 | #212 | — |
| 2011 | 1,486 | 1,521 | #209 | — |
| 2010 | 1,395 | 1,426 | #226 | — |
| 2009 | 1,598 | 1,628 | #202 | — |
| 2008 | 1,679 | 1,700 | #199 | — |
| 2007 | 1,699 | 1,720 | #201 | — |
| 2006 | 1,594 | 1,605 | #215 | — |
| 2005 | 1,513 | 1,513 | #226 | — |
| 2004 | 1,626 | 1,631 | #209 | #8,967 |
| 2003 | 1,769 | 1,769 | #181 | — |
| 2002 | 1,099 | 1,099 | #283 | — |
| 2001 | 1,056 | 1,056 | #295 | — |
| 2000 | 1,632 | 1,632 | #196 | — |
| 1999 | 704 | 704 | #398 | — |
| 1998 | 117 | 117 | #1,458 | — |
| 1997 | 92 | — | #1,696 | — |
| 1996 | 61 | — | #2,210 | — |
| 1995 | 36 | — | #3,154 | — |
| 1994 | 30 | — | #3,617 | — |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #3,991 | — |
| 1992 | 16 | — | #5,729 | — |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,604 | — |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,325 | — |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #6,554 | — |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,134 | — |
| 1987 | 11 | — | #6,354 | — |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #5,770 | — |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #6,042 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,424 | — |
| 1983 | 12 | — | #5,471 | — |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #4,724 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,428 | — |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #10,448 | — |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #6,713 | — |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,404 | — |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #8,476 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,193 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,120 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #8,317 | — |