Girls' name · since 1971
Divya
Divya has 2,669 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,669
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Divya currently ranks #5448 among girls' names in America, with 2,669 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Divya recorded 2,669 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #5448 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,874 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,448 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,669 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Divya ranks #3,874 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,448 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,669 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,874 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,669
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Divya's 2,669 recorded births place it above 94.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Divya compares
2,669 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Divya's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Divya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,669 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 113 | 21 | 19,840 |
Divya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Divya's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 113, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Divya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 113
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Divya popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 2010 (Divya as boys' name)
Divya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (991 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Divya's strongest decade.
991 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Divya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 185
1980s
185 births
- 1990s
1990s
610 births
- 2000s
2000s
991 births
- 2010s
2010s
654 births
- 2020s 197
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 991 births (37% of all-time use).
How Divya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Divya's total volume
Divya by state
Where Divya concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 364 | 13.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 276 | 10.3% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 224 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 177 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 72 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 47 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 42 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 33 | 1.2% |
364 of 2,669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Divya appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Divya's data
- Divya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (991 total births); usage has since declined to 197 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Divyas (364 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Divya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Divya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.