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Girl name

Diya

100% girls · 119 born in 2025

Diya has been given to about 5,091 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2009, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,062
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Diya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2009 · 314
  • Born in 2025119
  • All time5,091
  • England & Wales, 2025#843 · 43

How popular is Diya?

Its best year was 2009, when 314 babies were given the name, ranking 889th. The typical living American called Diya is about 15 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Diya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Miya0.77
  2. Riya0.77
  3. Dina0.75
  4. Niya0.77
  5. Kiya0.77
  6. Dian0.66
  7. Mya0.64
  8. Diann0.64

Middle names for Diya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Diya Noelle0.83
  2. Diya Belle0.83
  3. Diya Josephine0.80
  4. Diya Violet0.79
  5. Diya Catherine0.77
  6. Diya Frances0.77

Sibling names for Diya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.95
  2. Yarelisister · 0.95
  3. Azariasister · 0.94
  4. Janiyahsister · 0.94
  5. Izaiahbrother · 0.93
  6. Bodebrother · 0.93

Where Diya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.01%
  2. Massachusetts0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. California0.01%
  5. Washington0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Diya Wilson0.75
  2. Diya Williams0.75
  3. Diya Turner0.75
  4. Diya Torres0.75
  5. Diya Thompson0.75
  6. Diya Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Diya

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Diya across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.