Given name
Hiya
“of the heart”
Hiya is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “of the heart.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “of the heart.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 228
- 0 boys · 228 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,389 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,389 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 221 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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