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

# 1237 on Nameberry

Amaia Popularity

• 625 US 2023
• 1237 Nameberry 2024
• 781 Future 2028
• 801 England 2021
• 51 New Zealand 2023
• 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.

• Amaya
• Malia
• Caia
• Celyn
• Samara
• Nadya
• Savita
• Aeliana
• Kalindi
• Anika
• Amirah
• Kaiya
• Alaia
• Noemi
• Callaia
• Aziza
• Amayah
• Alora
• Amira
• Kalila

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