Nayah
How to say it: na-YA · /na.ˈja/
Modern respelling of Naya, with Arabic/Hebrew roots - rising as a melodic contemporary girls' name.
Nayah was the 561st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 21 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 6% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #526 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 | #561 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 21 |
| Share of births | 1 in 6,375 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −6% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #526 |
| In France, 2025 | #108 among girls’ names, 50 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Nayah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Naya
- Nay
- Yaya
Honouring a Nayah in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nayah is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #108 for girls in 2025.
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