Chaya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Chaya first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 42 babies (rank #809 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Chaya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chaya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

677

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	25	#873
1997	18	#1,081
1998	27	#823
1999	28	#801
2000	20	#1,036
2001	35	#717
2002	40	#672
2003	28	#896
2004	31	#872
2005	22	#1,131
2006	37	#821
2007	32	#944
2008	42	#809
2009	35	#941
2010	34	#993
2011	33	#1,050
2012	39	#937
2013	37	#983
2014	36	#1,006
2015	37	#969
2016	41	#902