Declining since 2017, #8,362 for girls today.
Popularity of Amayiah since 2003
Babies named Amayiah per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 57 |
| 2010s | 147 |
| 2020s | 66 |
Meaning & origin
Amayiah is a modern American invention that first entered the U.S. baby name records in 2003. Its peak year came in 2016, and since 2017 its usage has been declining. The name is quite rare: in 2025 it ranked 8362, with roughly 1 in every 133,939 newborn girls receiving it. Because it has never ranked among the top 1,000 names, there are no top states to report; its use appears scattered across the country. Amayiah's construction follows the trend of creating melodic names by blending existing sounds (such as Amaya and Maya) with the popular '-iah' ending, a pattern seen in many contemporary coinages.
Amayiah first appeared in U.S. records in 2003. It follows a pattern of modern coinages that combine sounds from names like Amaya and Maya with a fashionable '-iah' suffix. There is no known traditional etymology or historical use.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ama, Maya, Amy
Sibling names for Amayiah
Names that share Amayiah's style, for a brother or sister.
