| Diya | Siya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Lamp, light | A name of the goddess Sita |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | DEE-yuh | SEE-yuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1991 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2009 (309) | 2025 (304) |
| In 2025 | 119 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Diya | Siya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 789 | 1,345 |
| 2010s | 2,313 | 1,255 |
| 2000s | 1,916 | 583 |
| 1990s | 61 | 0 |
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.
A regional and poetic short form of सीता (Sītā), the heroine of the Ramayana, whose name means 'furrow' (she was found in a ploughed field). Siya is widely used in Hindi devotional usage (as in 'Siya-Ram').
Diya is more popular than Siya today: about 119 US babies were given the name Diya in 2025, compared with 0 named Siya.
Diya means Lamp, light (sanskrit origin), while Siya means A name of the goddess Sita (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Diya first appears in 1991 and Siya in 0, so Siya has the longer recorded history.