Derya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DER-yah
- Origin
- Persian
Derya is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “sea, ocean”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Derya mean?
Persian: Turkish derya, borrowed from Persian daryā
“sea, ocean”
A Turkish word for sea or ocean, borrowed from Persian daryā, used as a girl's name in Turkey.
Is Derya a girl's or a boy's name?
Derya is a girls' name.
How popular is Derya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Derya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Derya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Derya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Derya in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Derya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
Names like Derya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anya, Arya, Prisha, Aavya, Navya, Aadhya, Aarya, Kavya, Priya, Vanya, Dhyana, Aanya
Names related to Derya
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Yasmin, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Derya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/derya, updated 20 October 2026.