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Girl's name · #588 in the US (2025) · Trending
Chaya is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1947, it stood at #588 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 16,000 girls have been named Chaya along the way.
In recent years, Chaya ran about 9× its national rate in New York and New Jersey—ranked #42 in New York in 2025.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#709 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,043 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,329 in Belgium (2025) · #2,131 in Canada (2024).
Among 29 notable people named Chaya:
Artists & writers appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chaya Czernowin, Israeli composer and academic.
Similar names: Kaiya · Rivka · Kaliyah · Maia · Ellianna · Anaya
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