Noya
Noya is a Hebrew name that also sounds homophonically like the similarly sounding Hebrew proper name Noʿah'. Noa was one of the Five Daughters of Zelophehad.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Noya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noya is a Hebrew name that also sounds homophonically like the similarly sounding Hebrew proper name Noʿah'. Noa was one of the Five Daughters of Zelophehad.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Noya
Noya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2003, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 27 births, good for #4,940 nationwide. About 45% of every Noya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Noya ranks #4,940 for baby girls with 27 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). All told, over 372 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Noya
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Names that sound like Noya
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About the name Noya
Noya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 372 births in the dataset. Noya's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #4,940. Use the chart and map above to compare Noya'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.