Amya
Amya is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Amya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amya is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Amya
American parents first put Amya on the record books as a baby girl name in 1995, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 717 Amyas were born — ranking #423 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 58% of all recorded Amyas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,088 among baby girl names with 92 births, falling sharply (-42%). In total, more than 10K Amyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Amya
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Amya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Amya
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About the name Amya
Amya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Amya's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #423. Use the chart and map above to compare Amya'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.