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Globally, Amaya (Amaya , アマヤ , Амая ) is a common dominantly female, but seldom boy's forename. The first name Amaya is habitual in Spain, where it is quite a common largely girly, but infrequently boy's name, the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Kuwait. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Spain, India, and the United States. More prevalently, Amaya is the last name as well as the forename.
Amaya is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Amaya Jiwe , the fictional character from the television series Legends of Tomorrow and Amethyst , the fictional character from Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld.