Derya
Derya is a Turkish unisex given name. It is also used as a surname. The word is derived from the Persian دریا ("Daryā"), meaning sea. In Old Persian it was pronounced 𐎭𐎼𐎹.
Meaning & Origin of Derya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Derya is a Turkish unisex given name. It is also used as a surname. The word is derived from the Persian دریا ("Daryā"), meaning sea. In Old Persian it was pronounced 𐎭𐎼𐎹.
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The Story of Derya
Derya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1984, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 11 Deryas were born — ranking #7,430 that year. As of 2026, Derya ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 173 Deryas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Derya
Derya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 173 births in the dataset. Derya's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #7,430. Use the chart and map above to compare Derya'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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