US rank #5640 Girls' name Peak 2001 2,646 births

Divya — #5640 US girls' name

2,646 babies named Divya in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s1851990s6102000s9912010s6542020s174
#5640
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 68% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Divya was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

113 babies were named Divya in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Divya

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,646 babies named Divya between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Divya currently holds the #5640 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 113 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Divya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 991 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Divya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 359 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Divya in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Divya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,646 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Divya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,646

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

2001

113 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,640

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Divya popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
113
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
-50050100150 20242017201020031996198919821971 6

Divya popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 2010 (Divya as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 201320122010 5

Divya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
991 births that decade — 37% of Divya's all-time total
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Divya by state

Where Divya concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Divya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
359 13.6%
#2 New York
276 10.4%
#3 New Jersey
224 8.5%
#4 Texas
177 6.7%
#5 Illinois
72 2.7%
#6 Florida
47 1.8%
#7 Michigan
42 1.6%
#8 Virginia
33 1.2%
California share of Divya's total US births 13.6%
Even split

359 of 2,646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Divya appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Divya?
2,646 babies have been named Divya since 1971. It currently ranks #5640 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 113 births.
When was Divya most popular?
Divya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 991 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Divya most popular?
The top states for the name Divya are California (359 births), New York (276 births), New Jersey (224 births).
How long has the name Divya been used?
Divya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Divya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Divine, Divina, Divinity, Diva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.