Amarya
A feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning "immortal" or "eternal".
Name Census estimates that about 143 living Americans carry the first name Amarya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amarya today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amarya births was 2005 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amarya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Amarya with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
143
~ 1 in 2,396,883 Americans
Peak year
2005
12 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,203
Tracked since 2002
Popularity
Amarya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amarya from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 61 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Amarya remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amarya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amarya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amarya
The name Amarya has its origins in Sanskrit, an ancient Indo-Aryan language that dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE. It is derived from the Sanskrit word "amara," which means immortal or divine. The name is believed to have emerged in the Indian subcontinent during the Vedic period.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Amarya can be found in the ancient Hindu scriptures, particularly the Puranas. These sacred texts, composed between the 3rd and 10th centuries CE, mention several individuals bearing this name, often associated with celestial beings or deities.
In the 7th century CE, an Indian philosopher and scholar named Amarya Shankara lived. He is renowned for reviving and propagating the Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy, which emphasizes the unity of the individual soul (Atman) with the universal consciousness (Brahman). His teachings and writings had a profound impact on Hindu thought and spirituality.
During the medieval period, the name Amarya gained popularity among the ruling dynasties of India. One notable figure was Amarya Udayaditya, a king of the Paramara dynasty who ruled parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the 11th century CE. He was known for his patronage of the arts and literature.
In the 16th century, Amarya Nayaka was a prominent ruler of the Nayaka dynasty in the Vijayanagar Empire, located in present-day Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. He was renowned for his military prowess and played a significant role in the expansion of the empire's territories.
Another historical figure bearing the name Amarya was Amarya Prabhu, a 17th-century Marathi poet and saint from the Varkari tradition of Maharashtra. His devotional poetry, known as Abhangs, contributed significantly to the Bhakti movement and the spread of the Vaishnava faith in the region.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals with the name Amarya throughout history, spanning various regions, time periods, and fields of expertise. The name's Sanskrit roots and associations with divinity and immortality have contributed to its enduring presence and cultural significance, particularly in the Indian subcontinent.
People
Amarya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amarya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amarya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amarya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 143 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amarya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,396,883 US residents.
Is Amarya a common name?
We classify Amarya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 144 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amarya most popular?
The single biggest year for Amarya was 2005, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amarya is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amarya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amarya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amarya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amarya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amarya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amarya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Amarya?
Find out how many people have the name Amarya on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.