Naoya
# Naoya

Naoya (written: 直也, 直哉, 直弥, 直矢 or 尚弥) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

* Naoya Fuji (藤 直也, born 1993), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Fujiwara (藤原 直哉, born 1965), Japanese shogi player
* Naoya Gomoto (郷本 直也, born 1980), Japanese actor
* Naoya Hatakeyama (畠山 直哉, born 1958), Japanese photographer
* Higonoumi Naoya (肥後ノ海　直哉, born 1969), Japanese sumo wrestler
* Naoya Inose (猪瀬 直哉, born 1988), Japanese visual artist
* Naoya Ishigami (石神 直哉, born 1985), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Kikuchi (菊地 直哉, born 1984), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Kondo (近藤 直也, born 1983), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Masuda (益田 直也, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
* Naoya Ogawa (小川 直也, born 1968), Japanese judoka, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
* Naoya Okane (岡根 直哉, born 1988), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Saeki (佐伯 直哉, born 1977), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Sakamoto (阪本 直也, born 1988), Japanese sprint canoeist
* Naoya Shibamura (柴村 直弥, born 1982), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Shiga (志賀 直哉, 1883–1971), Japanese writer
* Shōdai Naoya (正代 直也, born 1991), Japanese sumo wrestler
* Naoya Tabara (田原 直哉, born 1980), Japanese artistic gymnast and freestyle skier
* Naoya Takahashi (髙橋 直也, born 2001), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Takei (武井 直也, 1893–1940), Japanese sculptor
* Naoya Tamura (田村 直也, born 1984), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Tamura (speed skater) (田村 直也, born 1979), Japanese speed skater
* Naoya Tomita (冨田 尚弥, born 1989), Japanese swimmer
* Naoya Tsukahara (塚原 直也, born 1977), Japanese artistic gymnast
* Naoya Uchida (内田 直哉, born 1953), Japanese voice actor, actor and singer
* Naoya Umeda (梅田 直哉, born 1978), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Urata (浦田 直也, born 1982), Japanese singer, actor and dancer
* Naoya Wada (和田 直也, born 1986), Japanese composer
* Naoya Yoshida (吉田 直矢, born 1994), Japanese footballer
* Naoya Sakamata (坂俣直哉, born 1986), Japanese composer
