Haya
Girl name · #1919 in 2025 · Uniqueness 63/100
Haya ranks #1919 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 101 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2590, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 17,822 girls born in 2025 was named Haya.
Babies named Haya per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 65-year story
Haya first appears in the Social Security records in 1960, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 110 babies and a rank of #1823. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Haya in class?
Haya scores 63 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Haya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Haya is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Hayas were CA (26), TX (16), NY (8), NJ (7), VA (6). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Haya
Statistically, parents drawn to Haya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Laya, Kalaya, Zaya, Avaya, and Saraya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Haya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | #1911 |
| 2024 | 110 | #1823 |
| 2023 | 106 | #1878 |
| 2022 | 103 | #1930 |
| 2021 | 83 | #2233 |
| 2020 | 86 | #2115 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2451 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2647 |
| 2017 | 81 | #2283 |
| 2016 | 79 | #2366 |
| 2015 | 69 | #2590 |
| 2014 | 68 | #2582 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2870 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3040 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3999 |
| 2010 | 41 | #3745 |
| 2009 | 39 | #3944 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3478 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5526 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6356 |
| 2005 | 26 | #4958 |
| 2004 | 29 | #4601 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4536 |
| 2002 | 36 | #3654 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5009 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Haya a popular girl name?
Haya ranked #1919 among girls in 2025 with 101 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2590.
When was the name Haya most popular?
Haya peaked in 2024, when 110 American girls received the name (ranked #1823 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Haya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 17,822 newborn American girls was named Haya. It scores 63/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.