Dia
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Dia
A sweet and simple multicultural choice which has several different meanings and origins.
Widely used in Africa, it means "love" in Lembaama.
It's a variant spelling of Diya, an Arabic, Hindi and Sanskrit name meaning "lamp, light".
Dia is also a variant spelling of Dea, from the Latin dea "goddess".
It also coincides with the Spanish word for "day".
Dia is also given to boys.
Pronounced DEE-uh.
As of October 2026, Dia ranked #12740 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #2565 in 1972.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,088 | 54 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,819 | 62 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #3,244 | 50 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #3,646 | 42 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,746 | 40 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #3,735 | 40 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #3,192 | 49 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #3,454 | 45 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,326 | 48 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,050 | 54 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #4,123 | 35 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #4,197 | 34 |
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- Dia FramptonGirl
American singer of duo Meg & Dia and runner up on TV's "The Voice"
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Indian Bollywood actress
Dia in pop culture
- DiaGirl
sister of Callisto in Greek mythology
- DiaGirl
aka Diamond, character from the manga series "Shugo Chara!"
- Oerba Dia VanilleGirl
character in video game "Final Fantasy XIII"