Fun Facts About the Name Amaia
- More than 5 thousand babies named Amaia: U.S. records list 5,498 babies given the name Amaia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Amaia Mean?
Amaia is a Basque female name meaning "the end." It comes from the Basque word amaia (related to amaiera), meaning "end" or "conclusion," and it is traditionally explained as a name for the last child, especially the youngest daughter of a family. Because Basque ama means "mother," many sources also connect Amaia with the Virgin Mary; that Marian reading rests on the resemblance to ama and is a secondary, symbolic association rather than the literal etymology. The Spanish name Amaya, taken from the place-name Amaya (a fortress site in the province of Burgos), looks and sounds similar but has a separate origin.
Amaia Name History & Origins
Amaia is one of the traditional given names of the Basque Country, the region that spans northern Spain and southwestern France, and it is spelled the same way in Basque and in Spanish. Basque naming was part of the wider revival of Basque language and culture in the late 19th and 20th centuries, and Amaia, long familiar in Basque families, came to be used more widely in Spain during that period and later in Latin America. In recent decades the name has appeared in Spanish-language fiction: the detective Amaia Salazar is the central character of Dolores Redondo's Baztán trilogy, which begins with El guardián invisible (2013). People who have carried the name include the Spanish singer Amaia Montero, the actress Amaia Salamanca, and the singer Amaia Romero.
How Popular is the Name Amaia?
Amaia recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #555 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #555 | 547 | 0.0340% |
| 2024 | #600 | 500 | 0.0310% |
| 2023 | #625 | 473 | 0.0295% |
| 2022 | #628 | 470 | 0.0287% |
| 2021 | #643 | 462 | 0.0282% |
| 2020 | #565 | 521 | 0.0322% |
| 2019 | #763 | 367 | 0.0219% |
| 2018 | #770 | 354 | 0.0208% |
| 2017 | #1,027 | 252 | 0.0146% |
| 2016 | #1,280 | 189 | 0.0107% |
| 2015 | #1,417 | 163 | 0.0091% |
| 2014 | #2,050 | 95 | 0.0053% |
| 2013 | #2,064 | 93 | 0.0053% |
| 2012 | #2,081 | 92 | 0.0052% |
| 2011 | #1,953 | 101 | 0.0057% |
| 2010 | #2,362 | 80 | 0.0045% |
| 2009 | #2,041 | 100 | 0.0054% |
| 2008 | #2,335 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 2007 | #2,511 | 74 | 0.0038% |
| 2006 | #2,556 | 71 | 0.0037% |
| 2005 | #2,314 | 77 | 0.0042% |
| 2004 | #2,556 | 65 | 0.0035% |
| 2003 | #2,771 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 2002 | #2,782 | 54 | 0.0030% |
| 2001 | #3,047 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2000 | #2,857 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1999 | #4,454 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #5,813 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1997 | #10,911 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #9,623 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #11,838 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Amaia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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