Girls' name · since 1991
Diya
5,079 babies named Diya in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,717 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,079
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Diya is the #1717 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,079 recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diya has been recorded 5,079 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #1717 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #2,548 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,717 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,079 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Diya ranks #2,548 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,717 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,079 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,548 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,717 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,079
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Diya's 5,079 recorded births place it above 96.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Diya compares
5,079 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Diya's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Diya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,079 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 309 | 21 | 19,840 |
Diya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Diya's full recorded timeline at 2009, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 309 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Diya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 309
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Diya popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2008 (Diya as boys' name)
Diya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,313 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Diya's strongest decade.
2,313 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Diya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 61
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,916 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,313 births
- 2020s 789
2020s
789 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,313 births (46% of all-time use).
How Diya 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 Diya's total volume
Diya by state
Where Diya concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 878 | 17.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 525 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 453 | 8.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 365 | 7.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 340 | 6.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 192 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 173 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 166 | 3.3% |
878 of 5,079 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Diya appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Diya's data
- Diya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,313 total births) through the 2020s (789) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Diyas (878 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.
Keep exploring Diya
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Diya
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Diya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Diya 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.