Amias is an English name of uncertain origin that is usually read as "beloved", from the Latin amatus, or as "friend", from amicus; it may also go back to the French city of Amiens. The spelling Amyas was used in Tudor England and in Charles Kingsley's 1855 novel Westward Ho!, whose hero is Amyas Leigh. In the United States Amias was number 1589 in 2015, entered the top 1000 in 2019 and has climbed to 642 in 2025, its best rank so far.