Hayat
How to say it: ha-YAT · /haˈjat/
Arabic 'hayat' meaning 'life' - widely used feminine name across Arab, Turkish and South Asian cultures.
Hayat was the 2,056th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 60 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,665 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #2,056 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 60 |
| Share of births | 1 in 55,255 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.0 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,665 |
| In France, 2025 | #894 among girls’ names, 30 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hayat is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hayat is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
In France: #894 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Hayat
- Hayat Sindi (born 1967)Saudi medical researcher and inventor
- Hayat Al-Fahad (1948–2026)Kuwaiti actress, broadcaster, writer and producer
- Hayat Toubal (born 1985)Algerian chess player
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