How Many People Are Named Divya?
An estimated 2,608 people in the United States have the first name Divya. It is predominantly female (99.4%). The average bearer is 22 years old, and Divya peaked in popularity in 2001 with 113 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Divya 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 Divya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,608
About 1 in 131,424 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.4% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2001
113 births
Total Registered
2,662
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Divya
Divya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,662 total births registered, 99.4% were female.
Divya as a male name
Ranked #11,097 in 2013
6 male births in 2013
Peak: 2013 (6 births)
Divya as a female name
Ranked #5,651 in 2024
22 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (113 births)
Divya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Divya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 991 babies were registered. Divya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Divya by Decade
How has Divya 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.
Divya by State
Birth registrations for Divya span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Minnesota, Connecticut, North Carolina. On average, about 83 Divyas were registered per state.
Divya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Divya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Divya
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Divya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Divya?
We estimate approximately 2,608 people named Divya 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 131,424 Americans share this first name.
Is Divya a common name?
Divya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,662 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Divya most popular?
Divya reached peak popularity in 2001, when 113 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Divya is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Divya a female name?
Divya is predominantly female. 99.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Divya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Divya Smith, Divya Johnson, Divya 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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