How Many People Are Named Amya?
An estimated 10,093 people in the United States have the first name Amya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Amya peaked in popularity in 2004 with 717 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amya 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 Amya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Amya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
10,093
About 1 in 33,960 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2004
717 births
Total Registered
10,218
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amya
Amya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,218 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amya as a female name
Ranked #1,964 in 2024
100 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (717 births)
Amya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,985 babies were registered. Amya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Amya by Decade
How has Amya 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.
Amya by State
Birth registrations for Amya span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, Montana, Idaho. On average, about 222 Amyas were registered per state.
Amya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Amya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Amya
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Amya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amya?
We estimate approximately 10,093 people named Amya 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 33,960 Americans share this first name.
Is Amya a common name?
Amya is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,218 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amya most popular?
Amya reached peak popularity in 2004, when 717 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amya a female name?
Amya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amya Smith, Amya Johnson, Amya 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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