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Amya
OriginVariation of Amy or Amaya
About Amya
As a place name, Amya is a small village in Syria. As a girls’ name, it has ranked in the US Top 1000 since 2000, though it may be close to dropping off the charts altogether. As a variation of Amaia and Amaya, there could be pronunciation issues due to its spelling similarities to Anya.
As of October 2026, Amya ranked #2051 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #423 in 2004.
Editor's take: The name Amya is a girl's name.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
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Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #827 | 335 | 187.5 |
| 2015 | #897 | 307 | 172 |
| 2016 | #934 | 293 | 165.3 |
| 2017 | #1,120 | 225 | 130.3 |
| 2018 | #1,123 | 218 | 128.2 |
| 2019 | #1,201 | 194 | 115.6 |
| 2020 | #1,373 | 158 | 97.7 |
| 2021 | #1,720 | 120 | 73.1 |
| 2022 | #1,683 | 124 | 75.6 |
| 2023 | #1,709 | 120 | 74.8 |
| 2024 | #1,964 | 100 | 61.7 |
| 2025 | #2,051 | 92 | 57.2 |
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