Daya is a distinctive choice, ranked #918 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Daya in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#918
About the Name Daya
Daya is currently at its most popular point on record, sitting at UK #918. The name has climbed 531 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Daya is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Daya
Unlikely. With around 39 UK babies named Daya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Daya in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Daya is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 531 places over the last five years to #918 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Daya is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Daya include: Hugo Daya — Hugo Daya is a Colombian former cyclist.; Daya Devi Heigrujam — Daya Devi Heigrujam is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala and the India national....
Daya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Dayas in the wild.
39
UK babies named Daya (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 531 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Daya
Likely around 1 other Daya in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Daya
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Daya Devi Heigrujam is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala and the India national football team. She has also represented Sethu.
Daya Krishna was an Indian philosopher. He was Pro Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan University and editor of the Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research for over three decades.
Velayutham Dayanidhi was a leading member and media spokesman for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
Daya Shankar was an officer of the Indian Revenue Service who served in the Indian Customs and erstwhile Central Excise Department in Mumbai, Goa & Daman. He was from Patna, Bihar.