Name meaning & stats
Chaya
Chaya means “living” (Hebrew origin). 15,684 US babies since 1940, peak 2024.
What it means
“living”
HebrewWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
15,684 US babies were named Chaya between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Chaya (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Chaya is the main spelling
- Chaya 99%
- Chayah 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)