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.
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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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. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 27 Noyas were born — ranking #4,940 that year. As of 2026, Noya ranks #4,940 for baby girls with 27 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 372 Noyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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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 .
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