Chahayah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chahayah

What is the meaning of the name Chahayah ?

The baby name Chahayah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced khah-HAH-yah,KHAH-yah (simplified).

Chahayah is Hebrew in Origin.

Chahayah is a rare modern feminine given name whose form suggests a blend of Semitic and Malay influences. It most closely parallels Hebrew Chaya/Chayah (חַיָּה), “life; living one,” and Arabic Hayah (حياة), “life,” while also echoing Indonesian/Malay Cahaya, “light, radiance.” As such, parents may read the name as “life” or “radiant life/light.”

Documented use appears in the late 20th/early 21st century in English-language contexts, typically as a creative respelling rather than an established traditional form. Variants include Chaya, Chayah, Haya/Hayah, Khaya, and Cahaya; elaborations like Chahaya or Chaiyah also occur. The -yah ending resonates with the theophoric Hebrew element -yah/-yahu (“Yahweh”), which some bearers appreciate as a subtle spiritual layer, though this is not etymologically guaranteed in this spelling. Usage is scattered and occasionally unisex, but it skews strongly feminine.

⚙ Chahayah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Chahayah appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.