What origin is the name Daya?

Daya comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Daya a popular name?

Daya is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Daya does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Daya?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Daya — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

What is the rashi of the name Daya?

Daya starts with the syllable “Da” (दा), which traditionally belongs to Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 3, in Kumbh rashi (Aquarius).

Daya

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Daya

Daya

Unisex

sanskrit

1 syllable

Daya is a sanskrit unisex name meaning "Kindness mercy pity; mercy; kindness, mercy, pity; grace, kindness, pity, mercy", Rashi Kumbh.

With sanskrit roots, Daya is a unisex name that means "Kindness mercy pity; mercy; kindness, mercy, pity; grace, kindness, pity, mercy". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 1 syllable.

Hindi script: दया
Rashi: Kumbh
Nakshatra: purva bhadrapada (Da)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Kindness mercy pity; mercy; kindness, mercy, pity; grace, kindness, pity, mercy

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as दया

Quick answers about Daya

Very rare in US records

What does Daya mean?

Daya is a unisex name of sanskrit origin meaning "Kindness mercy pity; mercy; kindness, mercy, pity; grace, kindness, pity, mercy".

Is Daya a rare name?

Yes. Daya does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Daya

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: Da (दा)
Rashi: Kumbh (Aquarius)
Nakshatra: Purva Bhadrapada, pada 3
Name number: 7

By tradition, names starting with “Da” suit babies born in Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra (pada 3), which falls in Kumbh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.