Given name & surname

Himaya

Himaya is a surname from Cebuano. It is used in Cebuano.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Himaya comes from Cebuano.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2024. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Himaya through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
2024
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
—
Too few births to compare
012342025Highest share 20240.0
Himaya in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2024–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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