Hayat
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning life.
Hayat by the numbers
In 2025, 43 babies in England and Wales were named Hayat. In the US, 42 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hayat. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hayalife95 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hayaamodesty, shame, bashfulness21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hayaatlife, existence12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hayahlife11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hayalimagination, fantasy6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hananmerciful or compassionate25 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean life
Like Hayat, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Hayat
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