Naya
Naya is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Naya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naya is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Naya
The earliest SSA record of Naya as a baby girl name dates back to 1974, when 7 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 446 newborns named Naya — #667 in the national rankings. About 37% of every Naya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Naya ranks #915 for baby girls with 290 births, holding steady (0%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Naya
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About the name Naya
Naya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Naya's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #667. Use the chart and map above to compare Naya'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.