Divya
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning divine, resplendent, luminous.
Divya by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Divya. In the US, 42 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 113 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Divya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Diyalamp or light43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Divagoddess; a female opera singer7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ditya8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Dianadivine, of the goddess Diana1,358 in the US (2017)
- Devynfawn-like; a modern respelling of Devin313 in the US (2017)
- Daryawealthy, possessor of riches12 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Divya, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Divya, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Divya
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