Diya

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Diya first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 136 babies (rank #326 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Diya

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Diya yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,569

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

136

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	3	#4,065
1997	4	#3,337
1998	4	#3,312
1999	3	#4,151
2000	8	#2,030
2001	14	#1,370
2002	34	#753
2003	50	#589
2004	81	#440
2005	107	#377
2006	116	#365
2007	136	#326
2008	120	#369
2009	126	#347
2010	125	#361
2011	119	#390
2012	127	#374
2013	106	#402
2014	110	#397
2015	100	#440
2016	73	#575