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Worldwide, アマヤ (Amaya , アマヤ ) is a common mostly feminine, but seldom boy's given name. The first name アマヤ is characteristic of Spain, where it is quite a common dominantly girly, but infrequently masculine name, the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare girly name, and Kuwait. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Spain, India, and the United States. More frequently, アマヤ is the last name as well as the forename.
アマヤ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Amethyst , the fictional character from Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and Amaya Jiwe , the fictional character from the television series Legends of Tomorrow.