Holding steady, #6,546 for girls today.
Popularity of Navaya since 2003
Babies named Navaya per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2007, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Navaya's real moment was 2013.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 117 |
| 2010s | 175 |
| 2020s | 95 |
Meaning & origin
Navaya entered U.S. naming records in 2003, a relatively late debut that places it firmly among modern coinages. It reached its peak popularity in 2013, though even then it remained quite rare. As of 2025, the name holds a rank of 6,546, meaning about 1 in 94,545 baby girls receive it. Its trajectory has been stable, neither spiking nor declining sharply. The name's structure echoes fashionable suffixes like -aya, and it has not been recorded among the top states, suggesting broad but very sparse use across the country.
Navaya appears to be a modern coinage, likely influenced by established names such as Navya (from Sanskrit meaning 'new') or the popular -aya suffix seen in names like Araya and Alaya. The name first entered U.S. records in 2003, suggesting recent invention. Its structure resembles other modern feminine names without deep historical roots.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Nava, Aya
Sibling names for Navaya
Names that share Navaya's style, for a brother or sister.
