Given name
Amaia
“of the night rain”
Amaia is a variant of Amaya. One Japanese interpretation is “of the night rain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Amaia is a variant of Amaya. One Japanese interpretation is “of the night rain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Amaia is a variant of Amaya. An origin associated with Amaya is Japanese.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Spanish Amaya, from Basque amai (“ending”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amaia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,499
- 0 boys · 5,499 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 547 babies
- 2025
- 547
- #555 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 547 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 555 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (99). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,386 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amaia’s family of names
Amaia has a related form in Amaya. In Basque usage, Amaia was borrowed from the Spanish form Amaya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Amaia
- AmaiaSpanish singer and pianistborn 1999
- Amaia SalamancaSpanish actress and modelborn 1986
- Amaia MonteroSpanish singerborn 1976
- Amaia AberasturiSpanish actress, dancer and modelborn 1997
- Amaia ZubiriaBasque singer (born 1947)
- Amaia González de GaribaySpanish handball playerborn 1994
- Amaia OlabarrietaSpanish footballerborn 1982
- Amaia Pérez OrozcoSpanish feminist economistborn 1977
- Amaia ErbinaSpanish rugby union player (1997-)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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