# Divya (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/divya/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | “divine”, “charming”, “heavenly” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Dhivya |
| US babies named this | 2,685 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 16 / 2,669 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 284, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दिव्या (divyā́), feminine of दिव्य (divyá, “divine, charming, heavenly”).

## What it means

Divya is grouped under god and sky.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 95 | 2,047 |
| 2012 | 76 | 2,431 |
| 2013 | 64 | 2,710 |
| 2014 | 77 | 2,379 |
| 2015 | 58 | 2,974 |
| 2016 | 48 | 3,342 |
| 2017 | 42 | 3,648 |
| 2018 | 53 | 3,063 |
| 2019 | 39 | 3,811 |
| 2020 | 46 | 3,351 |
| 2021 | 32 | 4,347 |
| 2022 | 40 | 3,782 |
| 2023 | 34 | 4,215 |
| 2024 | 22 | 5,674 |
| 2025 | 23 | 5,449 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 12,759 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,758 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11,098 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16 | 1,573 |
| 2008 | 14 | 1,815 |
| 2009 | 15 | 1,752 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2,392 |
| 2011 | 15 | 1,807 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,717 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,649 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,464 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2,945 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,966 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,901 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5,493 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3,318 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |

## People named Divya

- Divya Gokulnath, Co-founder of Byju’s
- Divya Mehra, Canadian artist

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.