The first name Amaya
A girl’s name from Spanish meaning “the end”.
3 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
Amaya means “the end” in Spanish.
Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F. Navarro Villoslada, explained as Basque amai (“the end”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 398 girls were named Amaya, making it the 122nd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2020, with 473 births (#107).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amaya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amaya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,723 girls born in the United States were named Amaya, the 180th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2018, when 2,280 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Amaya
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Amaya CoppensBelgian-Nicaraguan activist, born 1994
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Questions
- What does the name Amaya mean?
- Amaya means “the end” in Spanish.
- What is the origin of the name Amaya?
- Heroine of a Spanish historical novel Amaya o los vascos del siglo VIII (1877) by F. Navarro Villoslada, explained as Basque amai (“the end”).
- How popular is the name Amaya?
- In 2025, 398 girls born in England and Wales were named Amaya, ranking 122nd. Its peak was 2020, with 473 births.
- Is Amaya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 43,547 US babies named Amaya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Amaya most popular?
- 2018 in the United States, when 2,280 babies were named Amaya, its highest rank at 129th.
- Is Amaya also a surname?
- Yes. Amaya is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.