Amyia
Amyia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:Amyia punctipennis Waterhouse, 1887 Amyia violacea (Gory & Laporte, 1839)
Meaning & Origin of Amyia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Amyia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:Amyia punctipennis Waterhouse, 1887 Amyia violacea (Gory & Laporte, 1839)
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The Story of Amyia
Amyia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 57 Amyias were born — ranking #2,978 that year. As of 2026, Amyia ranks #9,884 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-58%). In total, more than 921 Amyias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Amyia
Amyia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 921 births in the dataset. Amyia's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,800. Use the chart and map above to compare Amyia'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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