Daiya
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 15 babies a year in the US.
Daiya by the numbers
Daiya was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
What we can tell you about Daiya
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Daiya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Diyalamp or light43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Daniyagod is my judge; a feminine form of Daniel51 in the US (2017)
- Dayacompassion; kindness30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Daryawealthy, possessor of riches12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Danyagod is my judge; form of Danielle11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dainasong14 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Daiya
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