How Many People Are Named Amiya?
An estimated 8,467 people in the United States have the first name Amiya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Amiya peaked in popularity in 2009 with 484 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amiya 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 Amiya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amiya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
8,467
About 1 in 40,481 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2009
484 births
Total Registered
8,557
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amiya
Amiya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,557 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amiya as a female name
Ranked #1,413 in 2024
157 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (484 births)
Amiya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amiya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,977 babies were registered. Amiya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Amiya by Decade
How has Amiya 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.
Amiya by State
Birth registrations for Amiya span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in West Virginia, Nebraska, Nevada. On average, about 198 Amiyas were registered per state.
Amiya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amiya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Amiya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amiya?
We estimate approximately 8,467 people named Amiya 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 40,481 Americans share this first name.
Is Amiya a common name?
Amiya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,557 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amiya most popular?
Amiya reached peak popularity in 2009, when 484 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amiya is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amiya a female name?
Amiya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amiya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amiya Smith, Amiya Johnson, Amiya 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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