Dhaya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- DAH-ya
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Dhaya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “compassion, kindness”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Dhaya mean?
Sanskrit: variant spelling of Daya
“compassion, kindness”
Variant spelling of Daya, Sanskrit for 'compassion', a key virtue in Hindu and Sikh teaching.
Is Dhaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Dhaya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dhaya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Dhaya, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2019, with 5 girls.
In 2025, 33 girls in the UK were given Dhaya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #977, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
- Daya 30
- Dhaya 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Dhaya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Dhaya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Dhriti, Dhanvi, Divisha, Navya, Viha, Dhyana, Aadhya, Krisha, Krishvi, Kavya, Kridha
Other spellings of Dhaya
Names related to Dhaya
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dhaya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dhaya, updated 20 October 2026.