How Many People Are Named Amaya?
An estimated 41,363 people in the United States have the first name Amaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Amaya peaked in popularity in 2018 with 2,277 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amaya 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 Amaya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amaya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
41,363
About 1 in 8,286 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2018
2,277 births
Total Registered
41,804
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amaya
Amaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 41,804 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Amaya as a male name
Ranked #12,355 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 2004 (7 births)
Amaya as a female name
Ranked #169 in 2024
1,809 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (2,277 births)
Amaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amaya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 16,280 babies were registered. While Amaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amaya by Decade
How has Amaya 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.
Amaya by State
Birth registrations for Amaya span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 817 Amayas were registered per state.
Amaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Amaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amaya?
We estimate approximately 41,363 people named Amaya 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 8,286 Americans share this first name.
Is Amaya a common name?
Amaya is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41,804 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amaya most popular?
Amaya reached peak popularity in 2018, when 2,277 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amaya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amaya a female name?
Amaya is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amaya Smith, Amaya Johnson, Amaya 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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