Baby name

FADING GIRL · SPANISH
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Dia

/DEE · uh/


“Day, lamp or goddess”

A name with several unrelated roots: the Spanish word día means 'day', and Dia can also be a spelling of Diya, from Sanskrit and Hindi for 'lamp' or 'light', or of Dea, Latin for 'goddess'. In Lembaama, an African language, it means 'love'.

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How it ages.

A short, bright name with meanings in many languages, easy to say and spell anywhere.

The cultural moment.

Rare and fading in the United States: ranked #3088 among girls' names in 2014 and #4197 in 2025.