Naya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NY-a
- UK rank, 2025
- #676 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #812 for girls
Naya is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 676th for girls in the UK (60 babies) and 812th for girls in the US (336 babies).
Where does Naya come from?
Found in several cultures; in Hindi naya is the word for new
Is Naya a girl's or a boy's name?
Naya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 60 girls in the UK and 336 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #676among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 60about 1 in 4,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 60 girls in the UK were named Naya, making it the 676th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 600th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 101 girls.
Half of all the girls named Naya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 154 girls in the UK were given Naya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #329, up from #676 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 719th in England and Wales, 632nd in Scotland and 290th in Northern Ireland.
Naya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #676 |
| 2024 | 82 | #533 |
| 2023 | 57 | #690 |
| 2022 | 68 | #613 |
| 2021 | 101 | #469 |
| 2020 | 70 | #600 |
| 2019 | 41 | #942 |
| 2018 | 45 | #889 |
| 2017 | 38 | #1,027 |
| 2016 | 51 | #826 |
| 2015 | 36 | #1,062 |
| 2014 | 38 | #1,025 |
| 2013 | 32 | #1,165 |
| 2012 | 22 | #1,516 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,755 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
How popular is Naya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #812among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 336about 1 in 4,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 336 girls in the US were named Naya, making it the 812th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 753rd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 446 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Naya in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 649 girls in the US were given Naya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #489, up from #812 for this spelling alone.
Naya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 336 | #812 |
| 2024 | 296 | #898 |
| 2023 | 337 | #821 |
| 2022 | 387 | #748 |
| 2021 | 446 | #668 |
| 2020 | 361 | #753 |
| 2019 | 257 | #1,004 |
| 2018 | 271 | #975 |
| 2017 | 276 | #959 |
| 2016 | 330 | #854 |
| 2015 | 363 | #777 |
| 2014 | 362 | #774 |
| 2013 | 244 | #1,021 |
| 2012 | 168 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 141 | #1,554 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,649 |
| 2009 | 106 | #1,956 |
| 2008 | 103 | #2,020 |
| 2007 | 102 | #2,003 |
| 2006 | 86 | #2,229 |
| 2005 | 82 | #2,224 |
| 2004 | 104 | #1,819 |
| 2003 | 136 | #1,445 |
| 2002 | 128 | #1,482 |
| 2001 | 156 | #1,256 |
| 2000 | 165 | #1,201 |
| 1999 | 142 | #1,291 |
| 1998 | 131 | #1,339 |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,731 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 36 | #3,147 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 31 | #3,501 |
| 1992 | 48 | #2,571 |
| 1991 | 30 | #3,534 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 7 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
Names like Naya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Raya Zainab Hafsa Ayah Maya Hiba Amaya Aaliyah Anaya Rahma Amira
Other spellings of Naya
Names related to Naya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Naya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naya, updated 20 October 2026.