Japanese · girl
Amaya
A distinctive name with a calm, steady presence.
Meaning
Night rain; also a Basque place name
Amaya is a balanced girl name with Japanese roots. In 2024, 1,809 newborns in the U.S. were given the name — ranking it #169 nationally, and its popularity has held steady in recent years. Its style leans classic — tags you can match against your partner's picks in the combiner.
About Japanese names
Japanese names are usually written in kanji, so a single sound can hold many possible meanings — parents choose the characters as carefully as the pronunciation. Nature imagery runs deep: cherry blossoms, snow, sky, rivers. The sounds are clean and even, with soft consonants and open vowels, which is why names like Hana, Kenji, and Yuki carry so easily into English.
Meaning and origin are editorial; U.S. popularity comes from Social Security Administration public files.
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