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Amiya

Girl

Meaning of Amiya: Sanskrit: 'delightful'

Amiya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1758th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1353rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1758

111 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1353

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

8,672

First recorded 1990 · peak 2009

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 27 babies1998: 38 babies1999: 85 babies2000: 229 babies20002001: 193 babies2002: 220 babies2003: 303 babies2004: 360 babies2005: 345 babies2006: 374 babies2007: 389 babies2008: 467 babies2009: 484 babies2010: 441 babies20102011: 424 babies2012: 440 babies2013: 443 babies2014: 397 babies2015: 405 babies2016: 389 babies2017: 382 babies2018: 340 babies2019: 317 babies2020: 243 babies20202021: 209 babies2022: 194 babies2023: 210 babies2024: 158 babies2025: 111 babies
US babies named Amiya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 484.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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