Feminine dossier · first seen 1991
Diya
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2009
Peak era
2009
Peak births
309
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Diya
How many people are named Diya?
An estimated 5,023 living Americans are named Diya.
How rare is Diya?
Diya is uncommon among babies today, with 119 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 61.5% from its 2009 peak.
How old is the typical Diya?
The median age of a living American named Diya is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 19 years old.
Is Diya still popular?
Not especially. Diya has been declining since its 2009 peak and registered 119 births in 2025.
Where is Diya most common?
Diya has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 5.9× more often than the national baseline.
1991Peak 20092025
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
61.5%
2025
119
All-time
5,079
Where it lives now
Diya is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 4.7× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Massachusetts.
States where Diya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.