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Chaya

Chaya holds the #587 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 499 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #662 in 2020 to #587 today. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Chaya, which stretches back to 1947. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#42 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#587
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#587
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
499
girls named Chaya

Chaya popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.017%0.025%0.034%18801900192019401960198020002020#587 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Chaya is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #42 (271 girls, 0.35% of girls born 2025)NY#42Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025IA—Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025IN—Ohio: #959 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#959Pennsylvania: #763 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#763New Jersey: #45 (145 girls, 0.41% of girls born 2025)NJ#45Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025CT—California: #1651 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1651Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025VA—Maryland: #731 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MD#731Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025HI—Texas: fewer than 5 girls named Chaya in 2025TX—Florida: #1325 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1325
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#45), New York (#42), Maryland (#731)

Uniqueness score

43/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Chaya in the most recent year of SSA data.

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