Hiraya
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in England and Wales.
Babies a year
7
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3333
7 babies
Hiraya by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Hiraya.
What we can tell you about Hiraya
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hiraya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hidayaguidance, right direction13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Himayasnow, protection3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hidayahguidance or right path48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hinatasunny place or towards the sun35 in the US (2017)
- Hodayamy majesty is God, God is my splendor13 in the US (2017)
- Huriyafreedom; liberty6 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Hiraya
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