How Many People Are Named Chaya?
An estimated 14,726 people in the United States have the first name Chaya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Chaya peaked in popularity in 2022 with 503 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chaya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chaya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,726
About 1 in 23,275 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2022
503 births
Total Registered
15,180
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chaya
Chaya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,180 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Chaya as a male name
Ranked #8,086 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1981 (5 births)
Chaya as a female name
Ranked #599 in 2024
502 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (503 births)
Chaya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chaya span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,122 babies were registered. While Chaya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chaya by Decade
How has Chaya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chaya by State
Birth registrations for Chaya span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, North Carolina, Minnesota. On average, about 852 Chayas were registered per state.
Chaya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chaya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chaya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chaya?
We estimate approximately 14,726 people named Chaya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 23,275 Americans share this first name.
Is Chaya a common name?
Chaya is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,180 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chaya most popular?
Chaya reached peak popularity in 2022, when 503 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chaya is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chaya a female name?
Chaya is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chaya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chaya Smith, Chaya Johnson, Chaya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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