Entry № 2253 · Arabic origin

Hayat Hayat — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HAH-yaht /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Arabic

Meaning

"Life"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Arabic)

The meaning

A name that means "life".

Hayat (حياة) is the Arabic word for "life" — used widely across Arabic and Amharic naming traditions.

Hayat is widely used in the Arab world and Ethiopia.

Life. The Arabic-Amharic.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

حياة

Transliteration: Ḥayāh
Pronunciation: / ˈhɑː.jɑːt /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Hayat stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Hayat · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Hayats before her.

Real people

Hayat

Common Arab and Ethiopian name.

In fiction

Hayat

Common in Arabic-Ethiopian fiction.

Names connected to Hayat.

Numerology

The number behind Hayat.

The Authority

Hayat reduces to eight — the number of Arabic life.

Parents on Hayat

Why families chose this name.

"Life in Arabic. Five letters. Hayat."

Reem · Mother of one · Cairo