Baya
Baya is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Baya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Baya is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Baya
American parents first put Baya on the record books as a baby girl name in 2001, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 70 Bayas were born — ranking #2,589 that year. About 67% of every Baya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Baya ranks #8,005 for baby girls with 12 births, holding steady (+1%). All told, over 415 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Baya
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Baya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Baya
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About the name Baya
Baya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 415 births in the dataset. Baya's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,589. Use the chart and map above to compare Baya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.