Imaya
Naoki Imaya is a Japanese football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He currently manager of J2 League club, Tochigi City FC.
Meaning & Origin of Imaya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naoki Imaya is a Japanese football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. He currently manager of J2 League club, Tochigi City FC.
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The Story of Imaya
Imaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1999, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 15 Imayas were born — ranking #7,238 that year. As of 2026, Imaya ranks #7,442 for baby girls with 14 births, rising sharply (+39% over the past five years). In total, more than 216 Imayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Imaya
Imaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 216 births in the dataset. Imaya's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #7,238. Use the chart and map above to compare Imaya'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 .
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