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Girl name Hebrew;Yiddish origin Jewish tradition

Chaya

KHY-ah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
life
Language
Hebrew;Yiddish
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
Jewish · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#599
2024 births502
Peak year2022
First appeared1947
Total US births15,170
2022 peak19471966198620052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Chay
Alternate spellings
HayahChayah
In other languages
Hayya (Arabic)Chaya (Hebrew)

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Notable people named Chaya

Chaya Mushka Schneerson (rebbetzin)