| Divya | Mahi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | divine, celestial | the earth; the great one |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DIV-yah | MAH-hee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1971 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2001 (113) | 2009 (100) |
| In 2025 | 23 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Divya | Mahi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 197 | 198 |
| 2010s | 654 | 600 |
| 2000s | 991 | 438 |
| 1990s | 610 | 0 |
| 1980s | 185 | 0 |
| 1970s | 32 | 0 |
From Sanskrit divya (दिव्य), 'divine, celestial, heavenly; shining'. Well established.
From Sanskrit mahi (मही), 'the earth, the world; great'. Note a homophone from a different root: Persian/Urdu mahi means 'fish'.
Divya is more popular than Mahi today: about 23 US babies were given the name Divya in 2025, compared with 0 named Mahi.
Divya means divine, celestial (sanskrit origin), while Mahi means the earth; the great one (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Divya first appears in 1971 and Mahi in 0, so Mahi has the longer recorded history.