Spelling comparison
Amaya vs Amaia
Side by side for 2025, Amaya has the higher published total (1,723) and Amaia has 547. Amaya is 75.9% of the pair and Amaia is 24.1%.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Amaya profile · Amaia profile
Amaya versus Amaia is a spelling comparison, not a comparison of two different names. Each figure belongs to one exact spelling. Amaya and Amaia use the same number of letters, so the contrast is which letters appear. Amaya uses “y” where Amaia uses “i”, between “Ama” and “a”.
From 1993 through 2025, every year in which both spellings were published had the same leader on the combined count. There is no crossover in that overlap.
Amaya is first published in these national files in 1972, and Amaia in 1993. Amaya’s larger 2025 category is female. Amaia’s larger 2025 category is female. Amaya led 4 decades among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 1,926 records in 2018, and the closest year was 2025 (a gap of 1,176). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (2,270), Amaya is 75.9% and Amaia is 24.1%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016: Amaya led 2016 by 1,401 published records (1,590 to 189). Amaya and Amaia stay separate rows; 1,590 and 189 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2017, Amaya had 1,718 female records (rank #176) and 5 male records (rank #12,359); Amaia had 252 female records (rank #1,027). Amaya led 2017 by 1,471 published records (1,723 to 252). 2018 belongs to Amaya. Amaya had 2,280 female records (rank #129); Amaia had 354 female records (rank #771). The gap that year was 1,926 records. For 2019, compare the categories separately: Amaya had 2,063 female records (rank #133); Amaia had 367 female records (rank #763). Amaya led 2019 by 1,696 published records (2,063 to 367), and the smaller spelling is Amaia. Amaya was the higher published spelling in 2020, with 1,939 female records (rank #139) against 521 female records (rank #565) for Amaia. The 2021 national file shows Amaya led 2021 by 1,321 published records (1,783 to 462). Read as exact spellings: Amaya had 1,783 female records (rank #161); Amaia had 462 female records (rank #643). 2022: Amaya led 2022 by 1,254 published records (1,724 to 470). Amaya and Amaia stay separate rows; 1,724 and 470 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2023, Amaya had 1,758 female records (rank #162); Amaia had 473 female records (rank #627). Amaya led 2023 by 1,285 published records (1,758 to 473). 2024 belongs to Amaya. Amaya had 1,817 female records (rank #168); Amaia had 501 female records (rank #601). The gap that year was 1,316 records. For 2025, compare the categories separately: Amaya had 1,723 female records (rank #180); Amaia had 547 female records (rank #555). Amaya led 2025 by 1,176 published records (1,723 to 547), and the smaller spelling is Amaia.
| Year | Amaya female count | Amaya female rank | Amaya male count | Amaya male rank | Amaia female count | Amaia female rank | Amaia male count | Amaia male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1,590 | 204 | — | — | 189 | 1,280 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1,718 | 176 | 5 | 12,359 | 252 | 1,027 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2,280 | 129 | — | — | 354 | 771 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2,063 | 133 | — | — | 367 | 763 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1,939 | 139 | — | — | 521 | 565 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1,783 | 161 | — | — | 462 | 643 | — | — |
| 2022 | 1,724 | 169 | — | — | 470 | 628 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1,758 | 162 | — | — | 473 | 627 | — | — |
| 2024 | 1,817 | 168 | — | — | 501 | 601 | — | — |
| 2025 | 1,723 | 180 | — | — | 547 | 555 | — | — |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Amaya is the warm line and Amaia is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1970s total is one-sided: 40 published records for Amaya, and no published 1970s count for Amaia. The 1980s total is one-sided: 104 published records for Amaya, and no published 1980s count for Amaia. Amaya was the 1990s leader, 1,106 published records against 63 for Amaia. The 2000s files give 15,265 published records to Amaya and 676 to Amaia, so Amaya led the decade. Amaya was the 2010s leader, 16,288 published records against 1,786 for Amaia. The 2020s files give 10,744 published records to Amaya and 2,974 to Amaia, so Amaya led the decade.
Top states in 2025
Amaya’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are California (271), Florida (174), Texas (173), New York (117), Illinois (69). Amaia’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Florida (99), Texas (68), New York (58), California (57), Pennsylvania (31). California, Florida, Texas are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.