Given name & surname
Amaya
“of the night rain”
Amaya is used as a given name and a surname. One Japanese interpretation is “of the night rain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “of the night rain.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Amaya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 43,547
- 22 boys · 43,525 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 2,280 babies
- 2025
- 1,723
- #180 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,723 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 180 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,280 in 2018. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (271). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 29,006 as a first name in 2020; 36,144 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Amaya’s family of names
Amaya has a related form in Amayah. Amaya has a related form in Amaia. Amaya has a related form in Amaiah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Amaya
- Amaya ValdemoroSpanish basketball player (born 1976)
- Amaya CoppensBelgian-Nicaraguan activistborn 1994
- Amaya ArzuagaSpanish fashion designerborn 1970
- Amaya GastaminzaSpanish basketball player (born 1991)
- Amaya SalazarDominican Republic artistborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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