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Amaya

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Night Rain, The End, Beloved”

Linguistic heritage: Spanish

Pronunciation
English Phonetic:ah-MAH-yuh
IPA (US English):/ɑːˈmɑː.jə/
Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)
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Peak Popularity20182,280 births in peak year
2025 US Rank#1801,723 births in 2025
Total US Registrations43,547Recorded since 1880
Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1980 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

05701,1401,7102,280198019891998200720162025
Peak US Popularity2018 (2,280 births)
Earliest RecordYear 1980
Recent 2025 Level1,723 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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