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Naya

“Variant of Anaya — God has answered” — Asturian, diminutive of Anaya origin

Girl's name · #812 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Naya has appeared in US records since 1974 — best rank #668 (2021) · 6,563 babies named Naya all-time · 1 in 4,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 970 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 970 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nayas

• Naya Rivera — American actress and singer (1987–2020)
• Naya Tapper — American rugby union player (1994-)
• Naya Bienstock — Israeli actress
• Naya Anindita — Indonesian film director
• Naya Vialva — U.S. Virgin Islands soccer player

What Nayas become

Among 27 notable people named Naya:

Entertainers appear 2.63× more often than among typical names — e.g. Naya Rivera, American actress and singer (1987–2020).

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