About the name Hiya
Hiya is the everyday Bengali word for the heart, used in songs far more often than in scripture. Bengali families have long liked names taken straight from ordinary speech, and this is one of the gentlest of them.
Hiya is a girl name of Bengali origin, pronounced HEE-yaa. On the NameRarity scale it scores 92 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the 2010s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Hiya?
Hiya currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.1 people per million carry it — about 1 in 476,190. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Hiya
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Hiya yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Hiya
Names similar to Hiya
Jiya
JEE-yaa
Heart or beloved, from the verb to live
Siya
SEE-yaa
An affectionate name for Sita, wife of Rama
Diya
DEE-yah
Oil lamp, the clay light lit at Diwali
Riya
REE-yah
Singer, graceful; also treated as a short form of Riddhi, prosperity
Keya
KAY-yaa
The fragrant kewra flower
Chhaya
CHHAH-yah
Shadow, the shade-consort of Surya in the Puranas
Oviya
OH-vee-yaa
Painting or artwork, a beautiful drawing
Priya
PREE-yah
Beloved, dear one
Hiya — frequently asked questions
What does the name Hiya mean?
Hiya means "Heart". It is a name of Bengali origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Hiya?
Hiya is pronounced HEE-yaa, with 1 syllable.
How rare is the name Hiya?
Hiya scores 92 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 476,190 people carry it — about 2.1 per million.
What is the numerology number for Hiya?
Hiya carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 6.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Hiya?
The lucky number for Hiya is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.