Chaya is a distinctive choice, ranked #686 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Chaya in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#686
US Rank #599
About the Name Chaya
Chaya is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 121 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #657 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Chaya is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #599, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Chaya
Unlikely. With around 55 UK babies named Chaya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Chaya in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Chaya is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 121 places over the last five years to #686 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Chaya is more popular in the US (#599) than in the UK (#686). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Chaya include: Chaya More — Chaya More is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh.; Masazumi Chaya — Masazumi Chaya is a Japanese American dancer and choreographer.; Chaya Czernowin — Chaya Czernowin (Hebrew: חיה צ'רנובין, Hebrew pronunciation: [ˌχaja t͡ʃɛʁˈnobin]; born December 7, 1957) is an Israeli American composer and Walter Bigelow....
Chaya ranks #599 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
55
UK babies named Chaya (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 121 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Chaya
Likely around 1 other Chaya in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Chaya
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Chaya More is an Indian politician from Madhya Pradesh. She is a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from Pandhana Assembly constituency, which is reserved for ST community, in Khandwa district.
Masazumi Chaya is a Japanese American dancer and choreographer. He was the associate artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) from 1991 to 2020.
Chaya Czernowin (Hebrew: חיה צ'רנובין, Hebrew pronunciation: [ˌχaja t͡ʃɛʁˈnobin]; born December 7, 1957) is an Israeli American composer and Walter Bigelow Rosen Professor of Music at Harvard University. She is the lead composer at the Schloß Solitude Sommerakademie, a biannual international academy of composers and resident musicians at the landmark Schloß Solitude, in Stuttgart, Germany.