Chaya is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Chaya is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #588 for girl births in the United States (and #1,171 across all names), given to 499 babies. Chaya was first reported in SSA data in 1947 and peaked in 2024 (504 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 499 | 499 | #588 | — |
| 2024 | 504 | 504 | #599 | — |
| 2023 | 494 | 494 | #602 | — |
| 2022 | 503 | 503 | #595 | — |
| 2021 | 461 | 461 | #646 | — |
| 2020 | 434 | 434 | #662 | — |
| 2019 | 443 | 443 | #660 | — |
| 2018 | 469 | 469 | #638 | — |
| 2017 | 422 | 422 | #691 | — |
| 2016 | 405 | 405 | #707 | — |
| 2015 | 379 | 379 | #743 | — |
| 2014 | 416 | 416 | #681 | — |
| 2013 | 405 | 405 | #698 | — |
| 2012 | 406 | 406 | #692 | — |
| 2011 | 393 | 393 | #709 | — |
| 2010 | 384 | 384 | #730 | — |
| 2009 | 402 | 402 | #721 | — |
| 2008 | 403 | 403 | #740 | — |
| 2007 | 409 | 409 | #715 | — |
| 2006 | 369 | 369 | #751 | — |
| 2005 | 373 | 373 | #726 | — |
| 2004 | 349 | 349 | #752 | — |
| 2003 | 321 | 321 | #771 | — |
| 2002 | 357 | 357 | #701 | — |
| 2001 | 290 | 290 | #810 | — |
| 2000 | 295 | 295 | #774 | — |
| 1999 | 259 | 259 | #832 | — |
| 1998 | 213 | 213 | #963 | — |
| 1997 | 221 | — | #908 | — |
| 1996 | 210 | — | #928 | — |
| 1995 | 217 | — | #877 | — |
| 1994 | 205 | — | #922 | — |
| 1993 | 229 | — | #848 | — |
| 1992 | 202 | — | #953 | — |
| 1991 | 238 | — | #843 | — |
| 1990 | 215 | — | #895 | — |
| 1989 | 237 | — | #817 | #8,085 |
| 1988 | 213 | — | #845 | — |
| 1987 | 144 | — | #1,064 | — |
| 1986 | 142 | — | #1,059 | — |
| 1985 | 130 | — | #1,110 | — |
| 1984 | 151 | — | #957 | — |
| 1983 | 147 | — | #988 | — |
| 1982 | 147 | — | #1,006 | — |
| 1981 | 171 | — | #902 | #6,435 |
| 1980 | 114 | — | #1,178 | — |
| 1979 | 116 | — | #1,145 | — |
| 1978 | 91 | — | #1,316 | — |
| 1977 | 97 | — | #1,241 | — |
| 1976 | 81 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1975 | 103 | — | #1,129 | — |
| 1974 | 83 | — | #1,286 | — |
| 1973 | 57 | — | #1,607 | — |
| 1972 | 65 | — | #1,473 | — |
| 1971 | 49 | — | #1,808 | — |
| 1970 | 41 | — | #2,022 | — |
| 1969 | 36 | — | #2,109 | — |
| 1968 | 34 | — | #2,061 | — |
| 1967 | 35 | — | #1,981 | — |
| 1966 | 17 | — | #3,055 | — |
| 1965 | 22 | — | #2,612 | — |
| 1964 | 23 | — | #2,610 | — |
| 1963 | 34 | — | #2,023 | — |
| 1962 | 35 | — | #1,950 | — |
| 1961 | 27 | — | #2,305 | — |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #3,106 | — |
| 1959 | 31 | — | #2,025 | — |
| 1958 | 26 | — | #2,218 | — |
| 1957 | 19 | — | #2,667 | — |
| 1956 | 28 | — | #2,061 | — |
| 1955 | 27 | — | #2,071 | — |
| 1954 | 21 | — | #2,390 | — |
| 1953 | 18 | — | #2,528 | — |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #2,592 | — |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,312 | — |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #3,710 | — |
| 1949 | 10 | — | #3,415 | — |
| 1948 | 6 | — | #4,751 | — |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #3,750 | — |