Girl name#1,579 of girl names
Diya
Pronounced D AY1 Y AA1 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2009
- 39 years in use
How popular is Diya?
Diya is a girls' name, and first appears in 1986. It has been given to 8,181 children — the 1,579th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 36% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2009, when 382 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D AY1 Y AA1 · D IY1 Y AA1
- Stress pattern:
- 11 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Diya
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Diya
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Diya?
- Diya ranks 1,579th among girls' names in US records, with 8,181 births since 1986. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,034.
- Is Diya a unisex name?
- No. Diya is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Diya most popular?
- 2009, when 382 children were given the name. It has been in use for 39 years and is still recorded as of 2024.