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Haya

Haya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“modesty”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
HYE-uh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

In Arabic, Haya derives from haya' meaning modesty or shyness. It is also found in Hebrew as a form related to Chaya, meaning life; this spelling has multiple origins.

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How popular is Haya?

202433.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Haya in 2024110

2024 rank#1,824 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,579

Haya is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Haya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Haya questions

What does the name Haya mean?

Haya means "modesty". It comes from Arabic. In Arabic, Haya derives from haya' meaning modesty or shyness. It is also found in Hebrew as a form related to Chaya, meaning life; this spelling has multiple origins.

Is Haya a boy or girl name?

Haya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Haya?

110 US babies were named Haya in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Haya?

Haya is usually pronounced HYE-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.