Darya
A Hebrew name meaning "sea, ocean," Darya is the version of Daria that Russian and Ukrainian families carry into Poland. Fewer than 4,000 women here have it, so most Poles have never met one, and it's given to only a handful of girls a year.
Darya Pronunciation
Darya is pronounced dah-RIH-ah (/daˈrɨa/).
What Darya means
Where Darya comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Darya reaches Polish registers by way of Russian and Ukrainian, where it has long served as a household name. The form traces back to a Hebrew root, and the sense most often attached to it is water: sea, ocean. On paper it sits one letter away from Daria, the variant that many Polish speakers know better.
A teacher reading a class register might land on Darya and pause, unsure whether to expect the fuller Daria or the pet form Darka. Both belong to the same girl. The diminutive Darka shows how the name loosens in daily speech.
Some readers meet Darya as "posiadająca dobro", one who holds what is good. That reading grew up around the name rather than starting it. It is a gloss laid over an older sound, Hebrew underneath and sea on top.
Short and open, Darya keeps two wide vowels. Its variant is Daria, its diminutive Darka.
How many people are named Darya
1 in 5958 women in Poland is named Darya. 3,786 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #544 among female names.
Darya's popularity over time
2 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1516 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2023. Still the #544 name among living women, even as it slips to #1516 among newborns.
Where Darya is most popular
Darya is most popular in Pomeranian, 633% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Masovian (+205%).
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Pomeranian2 girls born+633%
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Masovian2 girls born+205%
Darya as a middle name
Darya is a first name for 3,786 women in Poland and a middle name for another 4, a 100/0 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 4052nd, between Darshan (4) and Dawida (4).
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#4050 Darosława4
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#4051 Darshan4
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#4052 Darya4
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#4053 Dawida4
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#4054 Dea4