Around the globe, Baraya (Baraya 
) is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly feminine given name. The first name Baraya is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but infrequently girly name, Cameroon, where it is a rare masculine name, and Indonesia, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but seldom girly name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Indonesia, and India. Likewise, Baraya is the last name as well as the forename.