MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Amiya mean?
Amiya is a vernacular continuation of amṛta, the nectar of immortality in Sanskrit literature. The word is also used poetically for extraordinary sweetness, including sweet speech.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
अमिया
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Amiya in Indian usage
7,272 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (95.4%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 6,940 records (95.4%).
- Recorded as male: 332 records (4.6%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 614 |
| 1950s | 992 |
| 1960s | 1,491 |
| 1970s | 1,378 |
| 1980s | 1,416 |
| 1990s | 998 |
| Other decades | 383 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 4,534 |
| Jharkhand | 974 |
| Assam | 600 |
| Bihar | 553 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 409 |
| Other states | 202 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Amiya / F | 16 | 1,809 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Amiya; Table_6, C1824 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Amiya; Table_6, C1824
- Monier-Williams, amṛta, p. 82,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.