Meaning 
The name Amiya has the following meaning: Of Latin origin, this name means "dearly loved". Most commonly associated with a character in Lousia May Alcott's Little Women, who was a very talented artist.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Amiya is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 845 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Amiya rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 36 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 622 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Amiya in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Amiya and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Amiya: Boys - Albin, Benedict, Cornelius, Perry, Silas, Girls - Angelica, Aura, Charmaine, Chastity, Gusta, Karli, Lorine, Velva, Violet, Both genders - Ivory, Virginia
Variants 
The name Amiya is a variant of Amy. Other popular variants of the name Amy are: Aami, Aime, Amadea (Italian), Amalia, Amaliya (Russian), Amatia, Amecia, Amee, Amelie (French), Amie (English), Amiya, Ammy, Amye, Ema (Romanian)
Style 
We think the name Amiya should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Amiya to be: Talented, calm and refined ladyIn one word, you might describe Amiya as a(n) " refined" person. See other "refined" names for girls.
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