Amia: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Amia – Origin: uncertain (modern name, unrelated to the Latin/Greek word 'amia, ' a fish) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: uh-MEE-uh


Amia is an uncertain (modern name, unrelated to the Latin/Greek word 'amia, ' a fish) girl's name. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Amia

Origin: uncertain (modern name, unrelated to the Latin/Greek word 'amia, ' a fish).

A common claim: Said to be a variant of Amy, meaning 'beloved.' Actually: The link to Amy and 'beloved' is unverified folk etymology. The word amia is actually an unrelated fish name.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Amia

Phonetic: uh-MEE-uh   IPA: /əˈmiːə/

Popularity of Amia

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1965–2024.

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