Amayah
Top 1000
About Amayah
A multicultural choice, Amayah and its variations have been rising up the charts in recent years. This particular form entered the US Top 1000 back in 2016 and a recent year saw in rank just within the Top 700.
Meaning "night rain" or "heavenly valley in Japanese", "mother city" in Spanish, and "the end" in Basque, Amayah is less popular than Amaia and Amiyah, but more popular than Amaya.
Pronounced uh-MY-uh.
As of October 2026, Amayah ranked #841 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #699 in 2024.
Editor's take: The name Amayah is a girl's name of Spanish, Japanese, Basque origin meaning "mother city; the end; night rain; heavenly valley".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,170 | 210 | 117.6 |
| 2015 | #1,049 | 251 | 140.6 |
| 2016 | #976 | 274 | 154.6 |
| 2017 | #849 | 320 | 185.4 |
| 2018 | #816 | 332 | 195.2 |
| 2019 | #771 | 360 | 214.5 |
| 2020 | #931 | 277 | 171.4 |
| 2021 | #1,023 | 248 | 151.1 |
| 2022 | #703 | 419 | 255.5 |
| 2023 | #744 | 377 | 235 |
| 2024 | #699 | 401 | 247.5 |
| 2025 | #841 | 323 | 201 |
World rankings
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Amayah on lists
Famous Amayahs
- Amayah Lynn Shipley (b. 2013)
daughter of Karley and Tony Shipley of TV's "16 and Pregnant;" twin of sister Amariah Dawn Shipley