| Diya | Reva | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Lamp, light | the Narmada river |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DEE-yuh | RAY-vah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1991 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2009 (309) | 1921 (351) |
| In 2025 | 119 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Diya | Reva |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 789 | 393 |
| 2010s | 2,313 | 571 |
| 2000s | 1,916 | 423 |
| 1990s | 61 | 517 |
| 1980s | 0 | 906 |
| 1970s | 0 | 503 |
| 1960s | 0 | 988 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,582 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,795 |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,379 |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,108 |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,067 |
| 1900s | 0 | 593 |
| 1890s | 0 | 212 |
| 1880s | 0 | 11 |
From the Hindi दीया (diyā), 'an oil lamp', descended from the Sanskrit dīpa ('lamp, light'). A genuine, everyday Hindi word evoking the lamps of Diwali.
From Sanskrit reva (रेवा), an ancient name of the sacred Narmada river, connoting flowing water. Well established.
Diya is more popular than Reva today: about 119 US babies were given the name Diya in 2025, compared with 0 named Reva.
Diya means Lamp, light (sanskrit origin), while Reva means the Narmada river (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Diya first appears in 1991 and Reva in 0, so Reva has the longer recorded history.