Diya

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning lamp or light.

Babies a year
43
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#834
43 babies

Diya by the numbers

In 2025, 43 babies in England and Wales were named Diya. In the US, 227 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 309 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Diya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Dinajudged; a form of Dinah175 in the US (2017)
  • Dayacompassion; kindness30 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Divyadivine, resplendent, luminous42 in the US (2017)
  • Dimasubduer of the people; diminutive of Dmitri7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Divagoddess; a female opera singer7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Dhiyalamp, light7 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean light

Like Diya, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Diya

WendyJovieEmmaleeLorettaKataleyaHaisleyAyannaAraceli

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