Across the world, なおや (Naoya 
, なおや) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently female first name. The first name なおや is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare principally masculine, but scarcely feminine name, Indonesia, where it is a very rare boy's name, and the United States, where it is a very rare primarily masculine, but scarcely female name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Japan, China, and Indonesia. Very seldom, なおや is the last name as well as the forename.