Baby Name Popularity Profile

Amaia

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Amaia.

✦ The end or mother city 🌍 Other Traditional
National Rank (2025) #555
All-Time Peak Rank #555 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 5,499 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1993 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 547 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Amaia Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning The end or mother city
Language Origin Other
Origin Type uncertain
Derived from Basque, meaning 'the end' or 'mother city'.
Common Nicknames
Mia Mai
Alternative Spellings
Amaya
Pronunciation: ah-MY-ah
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: Medium Β· Under review

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Amaia across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +5.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +235.6%
2015: 163 births 163 2016: 189 births 2017: 252 births 2018: 354 births 2019: 367 births 2020: 521 births 521 2021: 462 births 2022: 470 births 2023: 473 births 2024: 501 births 2025: 547 births 547
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 547 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 30 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 0
1980s: 0
1990s: 63
2000s: 676
2010s: 1,786
2020s: 2,974

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Am-a-i
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Florida
Top States Florida, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Texas
States with Data 31
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Florida #180 845 2025 +17.9% Growth
Nevada #293 35 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #339 271 2020 40.0% Decline
New York #292 611 2020 26.6% Decline
Texas #478 588 2025 +3.0% Growth
Connecticut #543 76 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #273 166 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 24 2021 Insufficient historical volume
California #565 646 2023 16.2% Decline
Arizona #582 72 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #587 80 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #797 59 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #614 100 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #349 182 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 23 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #907 67 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #621 111 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #617 35 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #1188 35 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #654 35 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 11 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #658 18 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #1036 53 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 6 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #499 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 29 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #708 16 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana Unranked 13 2024 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #562 8 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma Unranked 6 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume

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