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Naya

100% girls · #813 in the US for girls, 2025

Naya has been given to about 6,563 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,518
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Naya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 446
  • Born in 2025336
  • All time6,563
  • England & Wales, 2025#724 · 51

How popular is Naya?

Naya ranks 813th among American girls in 2025, with 336 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 446 babies were given the name, ranking 668th. The typical living American called Naya is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Naya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Maya0.81
  2. Kaya0.81
  3. Raya0.81
  4. Aya0.81
  5. Taya0.81
  6. Anaya0.80
  7. Nala0.75
  8. Nada0.75

Middle names for Naya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Naya Belle0.83
  2. Naya Josephine0.80
  3. Naya Violet0.79
  4. Naya Della0.79
  5. Naya Catherine0.77
  6. Naya Frances0.77

Sibling names for Naya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Arieseither · 0.99
  2. Zaidbrother · 0.98
  3. Magnusbrother · 0.98
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.98
  5. Elinasister · 0.98
  6. Elliannasister · 0.98

Where Naya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.03%
  2. Connecticut0.03%
  3. New Jersey0.02%
  4. California0.02%
  5. Massachusetts0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Naya Wilson0.75
  2. Naya Williams0.75
  3. Naya Turner0.75
  4. Naya Torres0.75
  5. Naya Thompson0.75
  6. Naya Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Naya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Naya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.