73%RatingSave Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Arabic, Persian, Urdu Scripts حية(Arabic) حیات(Persian, Urdu) Pronounced Pron. HA-yah(Arabic) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "life" in Arabic, from حيي (hayiya) meaning "to live". In Arabic and Persian it is a feminine name, while in Urdu it is masculine. PopularityDetails Last ranked #478 in 1989 France Last ranked #360 in 1990 Spain (by decade) Categories life