girl's name
Chaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 17,555
the United States
#588
2025 births
Chaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 499 babies in the United States, ranking #588. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2024, when 504 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 6,644 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1947.
Chaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 25 |
| 1950s | 207 |
| 1960s | 279 |
| 1970s | 783 |
| 1980s | 1,596 |
| 1990s | 2,209 |
| 2000s | 3,568 |
| 2010s | 4,122 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,895 |
How popular is Chaya?
In 2025, Chaya was given to 499 babies in the United States, ranking #588 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Chaya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Chaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Chaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chaya
How popular is the name Chaya?
In 2025, Chaya was given to 499 babies in the United States, ranking #588 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Chaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Chaya most popular?
Chaya peaked in 2024, when 504 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Chaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Chaya currently ranks #588 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.