How Many People Are Named Daya?
An estimated 868 people in the United States have the first name Daya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Daya peaked in popularity in 2018 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Daya as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Daya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
868
About 1 in 394,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2018
52 births
Total Registered
883
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Daya
Daya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 883 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Daya as a female name
Ranked #3,650 in 2024
42 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (52 births)
Daya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Daya span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 335 babies were registered. While Daya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Daya by Decade
How has Daya tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Daya by State
Birth registrations for Daya span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, North Carolina, Georgia. On average, about 15 Dayas were registered per state.
Daya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Daya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Daya
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Daya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Daya?
We estimate approximately 868 people named Daya are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 394,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Daya a common name?
Daya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 883 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Daya most popular?
Daya reached peak popularity in 2018, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Daya is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Daya a female name?
Daya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Daya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Daya Smith, Daya Johnson, Daya Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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