Chaya

KH-EYE-ah

Hebrew, feminine version of Chayyim meaning "life"

"life"

Chaya Origin and Meaning

The name Chaya is a girl's name of Hebrew, Yiddish origin meaning "life".

A life-affirming choice—just beware pronunciation issues among the goyim in your neighborhood.

Chaya Rank in US Top 1000

# 602 in the US

Chaya Popularity

• 602 US 2022
• 1991 Nameberry 2021
• 662 Future 2028
• 889 England 2021
• 17 Israel 2020

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Famous People Named Chaya

• Chaya "Helena" Rubinstein Polish,American cosmetics magnate
• Chaya Pinkhasovna "Clarice" Lispector Brazilian novelist
• Chaya Czernowin Israeli composer
• Mayim Chaya Bialik American actress and neuroscientist

Chaya in Pop Culture

• Chaya Silberschmidt character in movie "Left Luggage"
• Chaya Abramowicz/Hannah Stern character in the novel "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen