girl's name
Diya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 8,490
Canada
#775
2024 births
Diya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 119 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2009, when 314 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 27,861 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1991.
Diya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 61 |
| 2000s | 1,928 |
| 2010s | 2,313 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 789 |
How popular is Diya?
In 2025, Diya was given to 119 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Diya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Diya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Diya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Diya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Diya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Diya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Diya
How popular is the name Diya?
In 2025, Diya was given to 119 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Diya a girl's or a boy's name?
Diya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Diya most popular?
Diya peaked in 2009, when 314 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Diya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Diya currently ranks #775 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.