Daya
Mostly girls · DAH-ya · Sanskrit
Daya is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “compassion, kindness”. In 2025 it ranked 1,163rd for girls in the UK (30 babies) and 3,516th for girls in the US (43 babies).
What does Daya mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit daya
“compassion, kindness”
Daya, compassion, is an important virtue in Hindu and Sikh teaching.
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- DAH-ya
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Is Daya a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Daya has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 30 girls and 10 boys in the UK and 43 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Daya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,163among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 9,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 30 girls in the UK were named Daya, making it the 1,163rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,480th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 41 girls. 10 boys were also named Daya in 2025 (2,342nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Daya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 33 girls in the UK were given Daya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #977, up from #1,163 for this spelling alone.
- Daya 30
- Dhaya 3
In 2025, 75% of the babies named Daya in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,110th in England and Wales.
Daya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #1,163 |
| 2024 | 39 | #968 |
| 2023 | 32 | #1,125 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2021 | 25 | #1,353 |
| 2020 | 22 | #1,480 |
| 2019 | 34 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 41 | #964 |
| 2017 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2016 | 26 | #1,361 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,216 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 26 | #1,365 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 22 | #1,475 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,848 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,634 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Daya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,516among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 37,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 43 girls in the US were named Daya, making it the 3,516th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,167th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 52 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964. 8 boys were also named Daya in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Daya in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 48 girls in the US were given Daya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,626, up from #3,516 for this spelling alone.
- Daya 43
- Dayah 5
Daya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #3,516 |
| 2024 | 43 | #3,575 |
| 2023 | 42 | #3,638 |
| 2022 | 29 | #4,668 |
| 2021 | 47 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4,167 |
| 2019 | 32 | #4,342 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3,106 |
| 2017 | 50 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3,464 |
| 2015 | 42 | #3,649 |
| 2014 | 27 | #5,023 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 23 | #5,725 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4,930 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
Names like Daya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Daya
Dhaya
Names related to Daya
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