Amay
Amay is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Meaning & Origin of Amay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amay is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
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The Story of Amay
Amay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 50 Amays were born — ranking #2,581 that year. As of 2026, Amay ranks #3,473 for baby boys with 33 births, falling sharply (-22%). In total, more than 480 Amays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amay
Amay is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 480 births in the dataset. Amay's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,581. Use the chart and map above to compare Amay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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