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“Living” — Hebrew origin
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 New York and New Jersey it runs about 9× its national rate and ranks #47 in New York.
Around the world: about 1 in 4,900 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 8,100 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 15,000 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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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