girl (SSA Category)Sanskrit Origin Hindi Origin

Daya

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Kindness, mercy, compassion”

Linguistic heritage: Sanskrit

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:DEYE-uh

IPA (US English):/ˈdaɪ.ə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity201852 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#353551 births in 2025

Total US Registrations935Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio99% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1980 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2018 (52 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1980

Recent 2025 Level8 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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