How Many People Are Named Naya?
An estimated 6,153 people in the United States have the first name Naya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Naya peaked in popularity in 2021 with 446 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Naya 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 Naya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Naya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,153
About 1 in 55,705 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2021
446 births
Total Registered
6,225
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Naya
Naya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,225 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Naya as a female name
Ranked #900 in 2024
294 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (446 births)
Naya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Naya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,541 babies were registered. While Naya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Naya by Decade
How has Naya 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.
Naya by State
Birth registrations for Naya span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, New Mexico, Wisconsin. On average, about 150 Nayas were registered per state.
Naya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Naya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Naya
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Naya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Naya?
We estimate approximately 6,153 people named Naya 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 55,705 Americans share this first name.
Is Naya a common name?
Naya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,225 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Naya most popular?
Naya reached peak popularity in 2021, when 446 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Naya is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Naya a female name?
Naya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Naya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Naya Smith, Naya Johnson, Naya 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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