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Naya

Girl

Meaning of Naya: Sanskrit: 'new or fresh'

Naya is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 793rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 539th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#793

336 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#539

72 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,563

First recorded 1974 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 20 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 48 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 33 babies1995: 36 babies1996: 42 babies1997: 89 babies1998: 131 babies1999: 142 babies2000: 165 babies20002001: 156 babies2002: 128 babies2003: 136 babies2004: 104 babies2005: 82 babies2006: 86 babies2007: 102 babies2008: 103 babies2009: 106 babies2010: 129 babies20102011: 141 babies2012: 168 babies2013: 244 babies2014: 362 babies2015: 363 babies2016: 330 babies2017: 276 babies2018: 271 babies2019: 257 babies2020: 361 babies20202021: 446 babies2022: 387 babies2023: 337 babies2024: 296 babies2025: 336 babies
US babies named Naya per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 446.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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