The first name Darya
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Дарья (Darʹja), equivalent to Daria.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 12 girls were named Darya, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 19 births (#1,467).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Darya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Darya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 43 girls born in the United States were named Darya, the 3,534th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 50 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Darya
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Darya DomrachevaBelarusian biathlete and coach, born 1986
- Darya ChultsovaBelarusian journalist, born 1997
- Darya NaumavaBelarusian weightlifter, born 1995
- Darya PishchalnikovaDiscus thrower from Russia, born 1985
- Darya KustovaBelarusian tennis player, born 1986
- Darya YurkevichBelarusian biathlete, born 1988
- Darya SagalovaActress and choreographer, born 1985
- Darya NavalnayaDaughter of the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, born 2001
- Darya BarysevichBelarusian athlete, born 1990
- Daria WerbowyCanadian model, artist, and photographer, born 1983
- Dasha from SevastopolCrimean Russian nurse, 1836–1892
- Hilana TaarkaEstonian folk singer (1856-1933)
Questions
- How popular is the name Darya?
- In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Darya, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2009, with 19 births.
- Is Darya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,360 US babies named Darya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Darya most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 50 babies were named Darya, its highest rank at 3,342nd.