| Siya | Diya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | A name of the goddess Sita | Lamp, light |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SEE-yuh | DEE-yuh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1991 |
| Peak year | 2025 (304) | 2009 (309) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 119 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Siya | Diya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,345 | 789 |
| 2010s | 1,255 | 2,313 |
| 2000s | 583 | 1,916 |
| 1990s | 0 | 61 |
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').
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.
Diya is more popular than Siya today: about 119 US babies were given the name Diya in 2025, compared with 0 named Siya.
Siya means A name of the goddess Sita (sanskrit origin), while Diya means Lamp, light (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Siya first appears in 0 and Diya in 1991, so Siya has the longer recorded history.