Baby name
Amaja
/ah-MAH-jah/
Meaning
“Diverse origins: Sanskrit unborn or born of the mother; Arabic hope; Greenlandic beloved”
Amaja has diverse origins. Sanskrit roots mean 'unborn' or 'born of the mother'; Arabic roots mean 'hope'; Greenlandic roots mean 'beloved'.
How it ages.
Amaja is less common today, which can make it feel familiar yet unexpectedly distinctive.
The cultural moment.
Amaja is appearing less often in the United States than before, with a gradual rather than abrupt decline.