Amayah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #744 in 2023 with 377 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2022 with 419 births ranking #703. In 2023, approximately 1 in every 4,251 girls born was named Amayah. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.