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[ 3 syll. a-ma-ya, am-aya ] The girl name Amaya is pronounced aaMAAYah †. Amaya is of Basque and Japanese origin. It is also used mainly in Basque and Japanese. From Japanese roots, its meaning is 'night rain' - in this context, Amaya can be used in the Japanese language. Amaya is a form (Basque) of Amaia (Basque and Spanish).
Amaya is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of only very modest use. Its usage peaked in 2003 with 0.088% of baby girls being named Amaya. It had a ranking of #181 then. In 2008, it ranked at #198 with a usage of 0.081%, and it was the most frequently used among all girl names in its family. Baby names that sound like Amaya include Aamani, Aamina (Arabic), Aaminah, Ahmani, Ainhoa (Basque and Spanish), Aiyana (English), Aiyanna, Allena (English), Allonia (English), Amaia (Basque and Spanish), Amana (Hebrew), Amani (Arabic), Amanie, Amaui, Amee, Ameena (Arabic), Ameenah, Amiee (English), Amina (Arabic), and Aminah (Arabic).
† English pronunciation for Amaya: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
