Iraya

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 4 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Iraya by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Iraya.

What we can tell you about Iraya

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 Iraya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Inayacare, concern, attentiveness295 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Imaya6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Iraa4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ivanavariant of Ivanka; God is gracious38 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Inayahcare; concern; attentiveness161 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Inaayacompassion and care43 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Iraya

Names that are said the same way as Iraya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Iriapeace; form of Irene4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Iarawater lady; aquatic spirit of brazilian mythology5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Iraya

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