Is Chaya a boy or girl name?
Chaya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 502 girls and 0 boys were named Chaya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 15,180 US babies named Chaya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #599
- Babies named Chaya since 1947
- 15,180
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 503 babies
Boys and girls named Chaya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 25 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 207 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 279 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 783 | 100% |
| 1980s | 10 | 1,586 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,209 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,567 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,122 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,392 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 502 | #599 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 492 | #606 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 503 | #594 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 461 | #645 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 434 | #662 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 443 | #660 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 469 | #637 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 422 | #691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 405 | #707 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 379 | #743 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 416 | #681 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 405 | #698 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 406 | #692 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 393 | #709 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 384 | #730 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 401 | #725 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 403 | #740 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 409 | #715 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 369 | #750 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 373 | #726 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 349 | #752 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 321 | #771 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 357 | #701 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 290 | #810 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 295 | #774 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 259 | #832 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 213 | #963 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 221 | #908 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 210 | #928 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 217 | #877 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 205 | #922 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 229 | #848 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 202 | #953 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 238 | #843 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 215 | #895 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,086 | 232 | #817 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 213 | #845 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,064 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,059 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,109 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 151 | #956 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 147 | #988 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,006 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,436 | 166 | #902 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,178 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,145 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,316 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,241 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,332 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,129 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,286 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,607 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,472 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,808 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,021 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,109 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,061 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,982 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,055 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,612 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,610 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,023 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,950 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,305 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,107 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,025 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,218 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,667 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,061 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,071 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,390 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,528 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,592 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,312 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,709 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,415 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,751 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,750 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chaya reached #6,436 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #594 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chaya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.