Meaning and history
Meaning unknown, though it may be a derivative of Amis or a surname originally indicating someone from Amiens, France. The name was used by Edmund Spenser for a minor character in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 7 births, rank #9,871
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 6 births, rank #10,644
20162016: 6 births, rank #10,744
2017: 5 births, rank #12,246
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 21 births, rank #4,639
2020: 13 births, rank #6,296
20212021: 16 births, rank #5,562
2022: 7 births, rank #9,823
2023: 8 births, rank #8,921
2024: 5 births, rank #12,349
20252025: 8 births, rank #8,910
In 2025, 8 babies were recorded with the name Amyas, ranking #8,910 among boys.