girl's name
Karaya
kuh-RY-uh
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 43
Karaya is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 13 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2014.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Karaya Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 33 |
How Popular Is Karaya?
In 2025, Karaya was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Karaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
How to Say Karaya
- Pronunciation kuh-RY-uh
Sibling Names for Karaya
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Karaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Karaya
How popular is the name Karaya?
In 2025, Karaya was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Karaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Karaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Karaya?
Karaya has 3 syllables.
When was Karaya most popular?
Karaya peaked in 2025, when 13 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Karaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Karaya currently ranks #7,888 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.