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Haya

Girl

Meaning of Haya: Arabic: 'modesty or life'

Haya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1870th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1870

101 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#460

90 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,680

First recorded 1960 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 7 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 24 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 13 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 36 babies2003: 28 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 47 babies2009: 39 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 59 babies2014: 68 babies2015: 69 babies2016: 79 babies2017: 81 babies2018: 65 babies2019: 72 babies2020: 86 babies20202021: 83 babies2022: 103 babies2023: 106 babies2024: 110 babies2025: 101 babies
US babies named Haya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 110.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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