Amaia

Spanish or Basque

"high place or end"

Amaia Origin and Meaning

The name Amaia is a girl's name meaning "high place or end".

This pretty and uncommon Basque name is all but unheard of in this country. Amaya is a spelling variation as well as a similar Japanese name meaning "night rain." With the newfound popularity of Amara and Amora, Amaia and Amaya are among the Spanish names for girls we'll be hearing a lot more of in the US.

Amaia Rank in US Top 1000

# 625 in the US

Amaia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1292 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Amaia

• 625 US 2023
• 1292 Nameberry 2025
• 781 Future 2028
• 706 England 2023
• 30 New Zealand 2024
• 88 Spain 2020
• 295 Mexico 2021
• 89 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Amaia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Amaia.

• Amira
• Alaia
• Ciara
• Anaya
• Aviana
• Aleia
• Alia
• Elana
• Aila
• Amiyah
• Reina
• Kyra
• Alena
• Nylah
• Alaya
• Aliana
• Ayra
• Liana
• Elina
• Avianna

Famous People Named Amaia

• Amaia Montero Basque lead singer of band La Oreja de Van Gogh
• Amaia Salamanca Spanish actress
• Amaia Olabarrieta Basque footballer
• Amaia Hosny daughter of Egyptian singer Tamer Hosny & Basma Bousel
• Mila Rose Amaia Mitchell (b. 2009) daughter of actor Benjamin Mitchell