babyNamedBaya
“beautiful, radiant”uncertain meaning
Girl’s name, of Arabic and Berber origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 510th
- births in 2023–2025
- 295
- babies born in France
- 1 in 6,135
- +6.5% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Baya
Baya is thought to mean “beautiful, radiant” and is of Arabic and Berber origin.
Uncertain meaning: the sources disagree or are scarce.
Popularity of Baya in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Baya has been rising (+6.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Baya every 20 schools, all spellings combined.
Baya in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
28 babies in 3 years1 girl in 172,573
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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