Spellings

Naya or Naia?

In the US in 2025, 65% of babies in this name family were spelled Naya and 26% Naia. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Naya already led in 2015, with 66% of the family's births; it has 65% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 554 to 520 births (−6%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Naya363336−7%
Naia94133+41%
Naiya7330−59%
Nayah2421−12%

How they sound

  • Naya /ˈnaɪə/ (NYE-uh)
  • Naia /ˈnaɪə/ (NYE-uh)
  • Naiya /ˈnaɪə/ (NY-uh)
  • Nayah /na.ˈja/ (na-YA)

In France

In France in 2025: Naya 295 births (#196 among girls), Naia 195 births (#278 among girls), Naiya 10 births and Nayah 50 births (#760 among girls).

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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