Amyia
An English feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly from Mia or Amy.
Name Census estimates that about 898 living Americans carry the first name Amyia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amyia today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amyia births was 2006 (57 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amyia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
898
~ 1 in 381,686 Americans
Peak year
2006
57 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,139
Tracked since 1996
Census
Amyia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 717 people with the first name Amyia, which placed it at #15,898 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#15,898
National first-name rank
People counted
717
717 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
74.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amyia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amyia is Black at 74.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.8%) and White (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amyia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amyia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American74.2% · 532
- Two or more races9.8% · 70
- White8.8% · 63
- Hispanic or Latino6.3% · 45
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 1
Popularity
Amyia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amyia from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 501 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amyia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amyia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amyias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 12 states and territories. Texas, Mississippi, Florida recorded the most babies named Amyia, while Virginia, Missouri, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 13 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amyia
The name Amyia is a relatively modern invention, with no clear origins or historical references. It appears to be a variant spelling of the name Amaya, which has its roots in the Spanish language.
Amaya is a feminine name derived from the Basque word "amaia," meaning "the end" or "the finish." The Basque Country, located in the Pyrenees region of northern Spain and southwestern France, is where this name originated. It was likely used as a name in the Middle Ages, though there are no definitive records from that time.
The earliest recorded individual with the name Amaya is Amaya de Guzmán, a Spanish noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was the daughter of Nuño Pérez de Guzmán and María Girón, and played a role in the conflicts between the kingdoms of Castile and León.
Another notable historical figure with this name is Amaya Valdemoro, a Spanish writer and journalist born in 1963. She has written several novels and non-fiction works, exploring themes of feminism, identity, and social issues.
In the realm of popular culture, Amaya is the name of a fictional character in the French comic book series "Les Mondes d'Aldébaran," created by Leo in the 1990s. This character is a strong, independent woman who becomes a leader in a post-apocalyptic world.
The variant spelling Amyia seems to be a more recent creation, likely influenced by the popularity of unique and unconventional names in modern times. It may be a combination of the names Amy and Mia, or simply a creative spelling variation.
While there are no famous historical figures specifically recorded with the name Amyia, it is worth mentioning a few individuals with similar names, such as Amaya Valcarce, a Spanish actress born in 1985, and Amaya Gillespie, a Scottish field hockey player born in 1989.
People
Amyia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amyia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amyia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amyia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 898 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amyia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 381,686 US residents.
Is Amyia a common name?
We classify Amyia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 909 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amyia most popular?
The single biggest year for Amyia was 2006, when 57 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amyia is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amyia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 717 people with the name Amyia, or 0.24 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #15,898 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amyia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amyia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amyia appears almost entirely female. Of the 719 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amyia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amyia is Black at 74.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.8%) and White (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amyia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Amyia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.2% (532 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amyia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amyia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amyia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amyia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amyia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amyia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Amyia?
See how many Americans are named Amyia on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.