NameTides

Amay

Amay was the #3,658 boys' name in the US in 2025 (30 babies), and #2,269 in England & Wales and #1,251 in Canada.

Amay as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Amay as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Amay as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,658 (30)#2,269 (10)#1,251 (19)
2024#3,104 (39)#1,758 (14)#1,126 (21)
2023#4,220 (25)#3,524 (5)#1,283 (16)
2022#4,089 (26)#3,049 (6)#2,052 (8)
2021#3,297 (35)#2,493 (8)#2,491 (6)
2020#3,202 (35)#3,848 (4)—
2019#2,582 (50)—#2,756 (5)
2018#2,748 (44)#3,011 (6)—
2017#3,249 (35)#2,734 (7)#2,198 (7)
2016#4,199 (24)#2,556 (8)—
2015#4,179 (24)#3,004 (6)—
2014#5,252 (17)#3,895 (4)—
2013#5,923 (14)#3,822 (4)—
2012#8,864 (8)——
2011#10,808 (6)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2019 at #2,582.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2002.

How common is it?

about 1 in 56,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Amay is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 52,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 79,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Amay by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Amay (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#79414

Amay (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AmayCanadaBoys#1,25119
AmayEngland & WalesBoys#2,26910
AmayUSBoys#3,65830