How Many People Are Named Amaia?
An estimated 4,913 people in the United States have the first name Amaia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Amaia peaked in popularity in 2020 with 521 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amaia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amaia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amaia is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
4,913
About 1 in 69,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2020
521 births
Total Registered
4,951
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amaia
Amaia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,951 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amaia as a female name
Ranked #600 in 2024
500 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (521 births)
Amaia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amaia span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 2,426 babies were registered. Amaia remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Amaia by Decade
How has Amaia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amaia by State
Birth registrations for Amaia span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, New York. The lowest are in Minnesota, Iowa, Tennessee. On average, about 124 Amaias were registered per state.
Amaia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amaia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amaia
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amaia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amaia?
We estimate approximately 4,913 people named Amaia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 69,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Amaia a common name?
Amaia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,951 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amaia most popular?
Amaia reached peak popularity in 2020, when 521 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amaia is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amaia a female name?
Amaia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amaia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amaia Smith, Amaia Johnson, Amaia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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