Amayah is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #328 in 2024 with 131 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2023 with 142 births ranking #306. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 1,969 girls born was named Amayah. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Amayah is a modern variant of Amaya. Through Amaya and Amaia, it is linked with the Basque meaning the end, though most parents will meet it first as a contemporary spelling style.
This spelling reflects the recent popularity of -yah and -iah endings in girls’ names. Even so, its strongest documented route still leads back to Amaya rather than to a separate root.