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My friend has a daughter named Amaya. Her sister is named Zoe. I like it but would never use it. The problem is that it combines common sounds and therefore sounds a bit made up and forgettable. I have the same problem with Amara which I really like. I think it's mainly common (it's in or at least near the top 100 when you combine spellings) because people think it's Japanese for night rain. I personally doubt that meaning is accurate.

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I really dislike the Basque meaning of Amaia so I prefer Amaya. Amaya might be a variant of Amaia but it at least has a slight chance of being Japanese for night rain, I guess.