Paya may refer to:
- Paya Indians - a tribe in Honduras that speaks the Paya language.
- Sri paya, a spicy meat stew native to Pakistan and North India
- Paya Jaras - a state constituency in Malaysia.
- Paya, Dominican Republic, a municipal district of the Baní municipality
- Paya, India, a town in Arunachal Pradesh state of India
- Paya is a character from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. She is a substitute child figure for Lee Adama to attempt to father.
- Paya is an Yautja God, from the AVP series released by Dark Horse Comics.
- Paya, Burmese for stupa or pagoda, also meaning 'God'
- The surname Payá, for instance Oswaldo Payá, a Cuban politician.