Araya: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “uncertain”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- uh-RY-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Araya has multiple possible origins as a surname and place-based name in different languages. As a given name, its etymology is uncertain and may reflect modern cross-cultural adoption. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Araya?
Babies named Araya in 2024230
2024 rank#1,078 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 18803,959
Araya is rising: use over the last five years is 2.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Araya
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Araya questions
What does the name Araya mean?
Araya means "uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Araya has multiple possible origins as a surname and place-based name in different languages. As a given name, its etymology is uncertain and may reflect modern cross-cultural adoption.
Is Araya a boy or girl name?
Araya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Araya?
230 US babies were named Araya in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Araya?
Araya is usually pronounced uh-RY-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.