The first name Amya
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Amya last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2018, with 7 births (#3,178).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 92 girls born in the United States were named Amya, the 2,051st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2004, when 717 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.
Questions
- How popular is the name Amya?
- In 2024, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Amya, ranking 4,843rd. Its peak was 2018, with 7 births.
- Is Amya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,312 US babies named Amya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Amya most popular?
- 2004 in the United States, when 717 babies were named Amya, its highest rank at 423rd.