Naya
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 51 babies a year in England and Wales.
How Naya has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #778 |
| 2016 | #854 |
| 2017 | #964 |
| 2018 | #974 |
| 2020 | #754 |
| 2021 | #668 |
| 2022 | #747 |
| 2023 | #825 |
| 2024 | #900 |
| 2025 | #813 |
Naya by the numbers
In 2025, 51 babies in England and Wales were named Naya. In the US, 272 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 362 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Naya
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 Naya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nalasuccessful, graceful66 in England and Wales (2025)
- Navyayoung; new; fresh26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Naiawater nymph; from naiad36 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nanagrace; a diminutive of Hannah60 in England and Wales (2025)
- Navabeautiful, lovely58 in the US (2017)
- Nadyahope; a form of Nadezhda49 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Naya
Names that are said the same way as Naya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Naya
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