Given name
Dayah
“resembling a bird of prey”
Dayah is a variant of Daya. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a bird of prey.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dayah is a variant of Daya. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a bird of prey.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dayah is a variant of Daya. An origin associated with Daya is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dayah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 0 boys · 89 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,482 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,482 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2016.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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