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Naiya

Girl

Meaning of Naiya: Sanskrit: 'water nymph'

Naiya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4413th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4413

30 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,625

First recorded 1981 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 6 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 50 babies2000: 47 babies20002001: 63 babies2002: 57 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 66 babies2005: 77 babies2006: 79 babies2007: 76 babies2008: 59 babies2009: 62 babies2010: 68 babies20102011: 64 babies2012: 60 babies2013: 67 babies2014: 81 babies2015: 73 babies2016: 54 babies2017: 41 babies2018: 48 babies2019: 43 babies2020: 46 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 29 babies2023: 22 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 30 babies
US babies named Naiya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 81.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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