Given name
Amaziah
“Yah is strong”·“strength of Yah”
Amaziah is a masculine given name from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewאמציה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Amaziah means “Yah is strong” or “strength of Yah.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Amaziah appears in 2 Kings 14:1, 2 Chronicles 25:7.
- 2 Kings 14:1
- 2 Chronicles 25:7
From biblical name research
Amaziah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 792
- 667 boys · 125 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #3,246 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,246 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 72 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 442 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.
Amaziah’s family of names
In English usage, Amaziah has a related form in AMASIAH. In English usage, Amaziah has a conventional equivalent in Amasiya. In English usage, Amaziah has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form अमस्याह.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Amaziah has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Amaziah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Amaziah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Asaiah
“Yah has made”
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“destructive one” · “place of destruction”
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“anger”
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