Naya
Naya was the 813th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 336 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 668th with 446 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 35 places. More babies were named Naya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it NY-uh /ˈnaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #813 girls, down 59 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 336girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021446 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,563babies recorded
What does the name Naya mean?
Naya is a modern girls' name in the US, recorded from 1974. It has several possible sources in different languages, and no dictionary we checked documents its use as an American given name. It may be a short form of names such as Anaya or Nayeli, or come from words that sound alike in other languages, but none of these links is confirmed in our sources. We therefore do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented; several possible sources.
Related names: Nya, Naia, Anaya.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Nia' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Naya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #813 | 336 |
| 2020 | #754 | 361 |
| 2010 | #1,656 | 129 |
| 2000 | #1,207 | 165 |
| 1990 | #4,814 | 20 |
| 1980 | #6,621 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Naya, counting every spelling?
Naya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #590 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #813 for Naya on its own. Together these spellings went to 507 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naya | 336 | #813 | 1,802 |
| Naia | 133 | #1,585 | 614 |
| Nayah | 21 | #5,858 | 123 |
| Naiah | 12 | #8,708 | 87 |
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 Naya?
336 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Naya (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Naya 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 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Naya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Naya?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Naya are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Naya 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.
Naya by state
How common Naya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (2.3×), California (2.2×), Illinois (1.9×), Connecticut (1.8×), Florida (1.7×). In 26 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 Naya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Naya, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Naya · Sibling names for Naya
Questions about the name Naya
How popular is the name Naya?
Naya was the 813th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 336 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 668th with 446 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 35 places. More babies were named Naya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Naya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Naya in the US.
Where is Naya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Naya was most common in Michigan (0.52 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Hawaii.