Darya
Daria or Darya is a feminine version of the Greek name Darius. The name is derived from the Persian royal name Darayavahush, which comes from a combination of the Old Persian words daraya(miy), meaning "possess" or "maintain" and vahu, meaning "well, good." Saint Daria of Rome is a venerated martyr of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, which contributed to widespread adoption of…
- Russian
- Belarusian
- Ukrainian
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Darya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Daria or Darya is a feminine version of the Greek name Darius. The name is derived from the Persian royal name Darayavahush, which comes from a combination of the Old Persian words daraya(miy), meaning "possess" or "maintain" and vahu, meaning "well, good." Saint Daria of Rome is a venerated martyr of the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, which contributed to widespread adoption of…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Belarusian
- Ukrainian
- Persian
- Azerbaijani
The Story of Darya
The earliest SSA record of Darya as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 50 newborns named Darya — #3,329 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Darya on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Darya ranks #3,182 for baby girls with 50 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Darya
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Darya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Darya
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- Daria Abramowicz (born 1987), Polish sports psychologist
- Daria Atamanov (born 2005), Israeli European champion and Olympic rhythmic gymnast
- Daria Bijak (born 1985), German gymnast
- Daria de Pretis (born 1956), Italian judge
- Daria Dmitrieva (born 1993), Russian rhythmic gymnast
- Dariya Nikitichna Dobroczajeva (1916–1995), Ukrainian botanist and university teacher
- Darya Domracheva (born 1986), Belarusian biathlete
- Daria Dolan , American business news anchor, author and radio host
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Names that sound like Darya
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About the name Darya
Darya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Darya's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,182. Use the chart and map above to compare Darya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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