Baby Name Popularity Profile
Amayah
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Amayah.
β¦ Night rain or God's people
π Japanese, Hebrew
Nature
Spiritual
National Rank (2025)
#841
All-Time Peak Rank
#700
Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births
5,653
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1998
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
419 births in 2022
π‘ The Amayah Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Night rain or God's people
Language Origin
Japanese, Hebrew
Origin Type
multiple
Modern English variant of Amaya, a name with independent origins in Japanese (meaning 'night rain') and Hebrew (meaning 'God's people').
Common Nicknames
May
Alternative Spellings
Amaya
Pronunciation:
Ah-MY-ah
Etymology confidence:
Medium
Β· Under review
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Amayah across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+16.2%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+28.7%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
419
births in 2022
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
0 yrs
Longest Streak
28 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: 30
2000s: 1,026
2010s: 2,549
2020s: 2,048
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
A-m-ayh
Letter Count
6 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Florida
Top States
Florida, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas
States with Data
34
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