Chaya

KHEYE-ah

Feminization of Chayyim, Hebrew,"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.

In the Chabad Lubavitch branch of Orthodox Judaism, Chaya Mushka is a particularly popular combination. It honors Chaya Moussia Schneerson “Chaya Mushka”, the wife of the last Lubavitch leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. In some Orthodox communities, there are so many girls and women named Chaya Mushka, they have to go by nicknames including Mushky (and Mushkie and Mushkee), Mookie, and Chayale.

Chaya Rank in US Top 1000

# 607 in the US

Chaya Popularity

• 607 US 2023
• 1991 Nameberry 2021
• 662 Future 2028
• 889 England 2021
• 16 Israel 2023

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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