Amaya Meaning

What does Amaya mean?

The name Amaya is of Japanese origin.

The meaning of Amaya is "night rain".

Amaya is generally used as a girl's name.

It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced A-may-a.

The Given Name Amaya

Amaya appeals to parents who seek a name with genuine depth.

This great little girl name has a natural familiarity.

A name that will flow off your tongue.

Amaya falls into the weather name category.

Amaya Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 130 in baby name popularity for girls with 2,256 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 177 in baby name popularity for girls with 1,712 occurrences. It ranked 12,323 in baby name popularity for boys with 5 occurrences.

View the Amaya Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Amaya has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Amaya to other names.

Amaya Related Names

Variants of the name Amaya include Amiya, Amiyah, Amya.

The names Amaiyah, Amayla are all forms of Amaya.

Famous Amayas

Amaya Numerology

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Then take a look at the Numerological Report For Amaya.

It may give you some insight about your new baby.

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Amaya Name Fun

Would you like to fingerspell the name Amaya in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Amaya.

Just for fun, see the name Amaya in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Amaya in Nautical Flags page.