Name meaning & stats
Darya
Darya (Irish origin). 1,360 US babies since 1940, peak 2007. Notable Daryas are 3.6× over-represented as tennis players.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
IrishSpelling of Dara
Dara around the world
- Дара · Russian
- دارا · Arabic
- ダラ · Japanese
- 达拉 · Chinese
- Dari
- gbaya-dara · French
Famous Daras
- Dara Shikoh · Indian prince
- Dara Torres · American swimmer
- Dara Singh · Indian professional wrestler and actor (1928-2012)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2007
1,360 US babies were named Darya between 1940 and 2025.
Darya around the world
- Sweden: 75 babies since 1998, peak 2013, No. 1,280 in 2022
- England & Wales: 260 babies since 1996, peak 2009, No. 2,277 in 2025
- France: 170 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 3,142 in 2025
- Belgium: 38 babies since 1995, peak 2022
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Daryas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.7× | High · 56 people |
| Tennis player | 3.6× | Medium · 20 people |
| Singer | 1.0× | Medium · 14 people |
| Journalist | 1.1× | Medium · 13 people |
Among notable women who are tennis players, Daryas show up 3.6× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Daryas are 1.9× more likely than expected to be TV presenters.
The surprise career: Medium confidence · 11 notable people.
Other spellings
1 in 22 Daras spell it Darya
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2007)