Girl’s name · Sanskrit

Ameya

How to say it: uh-MAY-uh · /əˈmeɪjə/

From Sanskrit 'ameya' meaning 'immeasurable, boundless' - epithet of Vishnu, used in India and diaspora.

Ameya was the 2,198th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 53 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 15% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,286 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,198for girls in 2025
1 in 62,553US babies
53born in 2025
#2,286projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ameya
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,198
Babies born in 202553
Share of births1 in 62,553
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−15%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,286
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ameya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 27 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Amy
  • Meya
  • Maya

Honouring a Ameya in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ameya is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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