Daya
Daya was the 3535th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 3119th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 134 places. More babies were named Daya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,535 girls, up 655 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201852 babies
- Total since 1880
- 935babies recorded
Daya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 8 since 2025, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,535 | 43 |
| 2020 | #4,190 | 33 |
| 2010 | #6,986 | 18 |
| 2000 | #6,010 | 18 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #7,574 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Daya, counting every spelling?
Daya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 74 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 74 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daya | 43 | #3,535 | 204 |
| Daia | 11 | #8,990 | 59 |
| Deia | 15 | #7,218 | 40 |
| Dayah | 5 | #15,482 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Daya?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Daya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Daya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Daya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Daya?
About 900 people born in the US named Daya are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Daya a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Daya by state
How common Daya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Daya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Daya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Daya
How popular is the name Daya?
Daya was the 3535th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 3119th with 52 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 134 places. More babies were named Daya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Daya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Daya in the US.
Where is Daya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Daya was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and California.