Hayat

“Life” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #2822 in the US (2025) · Trending

Hayat has appeared in US records since 1980 — best rank #2822 (2025) · 850 babies named Hayat all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,900 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 6,800 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 7,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hayats

Hayat Sindi — Saudi medical researcher and inventor
Hayat Mirshad — Lebanese activist
Hayat Al-Fahad — Kuwaiti actress, broadcaster, writer and producer (born 1948)
Hayat Lambarki — Moroccan hurdler
Hayat Toubal — Algerian chess player

What Hayats become

Among 66 notable people named Hayat:

Political leaders appear 1.87× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hayat Mirshad, Lebanese activist.

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