Is Amaya a boy or girl name?
Amaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,809 girls and 0 boys were named Amaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 41,804 US babies named Amaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #169
- Babies named Amaya since 1972
- 41,804
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 2,277 babies
Boys and girls named Amaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 40 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,106 | 100% |
| 2000s | 7 | 15,258 | 100% |
| 2010s | 15 | 16,265 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 9,009 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,809 | #169 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,758 | #162 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,723 | #170 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,780 | #161 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,939 | #139 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 2,061 | #133 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 2,277 | #130 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,355 | 1,718 | #176 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,589 | #204 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,184 | 1,528 | #213 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,367 | #237 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,234 | 1,368 | #234 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,477 | #212 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,485 | #209 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,395 | #226 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,598 | #202 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,679 | #199 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,699 | #201 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,594 | #215 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,513 | #226 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,966 | 1,619 | #209 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,769 | #181 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,099 | #283 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,056 | #295 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,632 | #196 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 704 | #398 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,458 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,696 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,210 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,154 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,617 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,991 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,729 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,604 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,324 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,555 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,135 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,354 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,770 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,042 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,423 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,471 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,724 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,428 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,449 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,712 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,403 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,475 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,194 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,121 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,317 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amaya reached #8,966 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #130 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Amaya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.