Haya
Haya was the 1916th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1829th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 680 places. More babies were named Haya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,916 girls, up 206 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 101girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,680babies recorded
Haya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,916 | 101 |
| 2020 | #2,122 | 86 |
| 2010 | #3,771 | 41 |
| 2000 | #5,785 | 19 |
| 1990 | #6,602 | 13 |
| 1980 | #9,494 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #6,713 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Haya, counting every spelling?
Haya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,681 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,916 for Haya on its own. Together these spellings went to 106 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haya | 101 | #1,916 | 503 |
| Hayaa | 5 | #15,754 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Haya?
101 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Haya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Haya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 83 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Haya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Haya?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Haya are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Haya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Haya by state
How common Haya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (4.5×), New Jersey (2.1×), New York (1.9×), California (1.7×), Illinois (1.6×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Haya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Haya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Haya
How popular is the name Haya?
Haya was the 1916th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 101 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1829th with 110 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 680 places. More babies were named Haya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Haya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Haya in the US.
Where is Haya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Haya was most common in Virginia (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and New York.