The baby name Haya is a Girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAH-yah.
The baby name Haya is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAH-yah.
Haya is Arabic, Hebrew in Origin.
Haya has two well-attested sources in Semitic languages. In Hebrew, the older form is Biblical חַיָּה, ḥayyāh, a feminine adjective and noun meaning living or living creature, from the root ḥ-y-y, to live. In Arabic usage it may represent Classical Arabic ḥayāʾ, modesty or shamefast reserve, and is often confused with hayyā, an urging particle with the force of come on or hurry.
As a Hebrew name, Haya is chiefly a romanized form of Chaya, familiar in Jewish communities alongside Chaia, Chaja, and Yiddish Chaye. Arabic Haya appears in Muslim and Arab naming, notably in Jordan’s Princess Haya bint Al Hussein. English-language records show recent rather than long-established use: in U.S. Social Security data it appears from the 1960s and rose mainly in the 2000s and 2010s.
| Haya Harareet Haya Harareet was an Israeli actress and screenwriter, best known for starring in the 1955 film Hill 24 Doesn't Answer, Israel's first feature-length movie. She made her film debut in that landmark production and became one of the country's notable early screen performers. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2024 | #1 | — | 911 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #30 | 526 | 15,378 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1,741 | 7,570 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #34 | 2 | 2,021 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #37 | 64 | 2,402 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #51 | 1,492 | 10,981 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #51 | 4,153 | 25,931 |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #59 | 903 | 19,177 |
| AF | 0 | #63 | 14 | 1,883 | |
| JO | 0 | #66 | 77 | 2,158 | |
| SY | 0 | #73 | 3,258 | 11,684 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #76 | 1,689 | 11,648 |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| QA | 0 | #85 | 16 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #98 | 19 | 5,216 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #116 | 614 | 20,968 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #127 | 9 | 1,786 |
| IQ | 0 | #130 | 4 | 3,533 | |
| PS | 0 | #133 | 86 | 5,692 | |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #142 | 1 | 1,888 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #152 | 2 | 3,773 |
| AE | 0 | #159 | 19 | 10,220 | |
| IL | 0 | #161 | 121 | 6,291 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #173 | 7 | 1,568 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SA | 0 | #208 | 88 | 10,560 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #219 | 2,417 | 14,742 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #251 | 35 | 2,795 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #255 | 288 | 11,303 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #261 | 10 | 3,535 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #267 | 130 | 15,987 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| BH | 0 | #284 | 297 | 17,937 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #284 | 6 | 8,139 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| MY | 0 | #321 | 10 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #323 | 23 | 7,678 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| YE | 0 | #327 | 55 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #340 | 61 | 6,387 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #354 | 6 | 8,829 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #354 | 24 | 7,057 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #374 | 13 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #377 | 14 | 13,098 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #385 | 21 | 3,185 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #410 | 11 | 1,885 |
| LY | 0 | #419 | 119 | 12,703 | |
| LB | 0 | #455 | 211 | 13,263 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #523 | 26 | 10,655 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #532 | 100 | 13,121 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #570 | 4 | 11,342 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #590 | 18 | 10,983 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #604 | 12 | 16,104 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #624 | 9 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #658 | 10 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #672 | 36 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #713 | 57 | 18,755 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #726 | 13 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| TN | 0 | #785 | 45 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #797 | 42 | 4,949 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #804 | 83 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #807 | 110 | 8,487 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #863 | 19 | 17,948 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #895 | 100 | 24,821 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #900 | 56 | 5,933 |
| MA | 0 | #907 | 222 | 20,986 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #954 | 30 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #987 | 15 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,001 | 176 | 20,130 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| TR | 0 | #1,031 | 181 | 19,440 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,053 | 40 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,070 | 42 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,289 | 327 | 28,008 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,410 | 37 | 9,415 |
Haya is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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