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Origin & history of Vaya1
Modern American roots
Vaya comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Travel, journey, go, wander.
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How popular is Vaya?
2023
peak year
Today, Vaya is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #10980), with only about 11 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2023, 18 babies were given the name (ranked #6654 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Vaya has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 135 babies have been registered as Vaya since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
18
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,654)
(ranked #6,654)
11
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
110
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
135
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Vaya4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
V4
A1
Y7
A1
Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Vaya🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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