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The baby name Da is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced IPA (general): /da/ — 'dah',Mandarin (Dà, 大): falling tone, approximated /ta˥˩/ (often written 'dà').

Da is Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: IPA (general): /da/ — 'dah',Mandarin (Dà, 大): falling tone, approximated /ta˥˩/ (often written 'dà')

What is the meaning of the name Da ?

The baby name Da is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced IPA (general): /da/ — 'dah',Mandarin (Dà, 大): falling tone, approximated /ta˥˩/ (often written 'dà').

Da is Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.

Da is a concise pan-Asian given name whose meaning depends on the script and tone. In Mandarin pinyin, Da can correspond to several characters, most commonly 大 “great, big” and 达 “to reach, accomplished”; it also appears as 妲, known from the ancient feminine name element in Daji. While modern Chinese given names more often combine Da with another syllable (e.g., Da-wei, Da-peng, Da-zhi), single-syllable usage exists and reads as brisk and traditional. As a unisex choice, its nuance hinges on the chosen character.

Across Sino-Vietnamese traditions, Đa means “many, abundant,” seen in compounds such as Đa Minh (Dominic) and occasionally used alone; note that Vietnamese Dạ is unrelated. Variants and spellings include Dá/Dà (tone-marked), Ta in older romanizations, and Dah in some transliteration schemes. Core meanings cluster around greatness, attainment, and abundance.

Da has the following similar or variant Names

Da – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH 0 #2 2 102
MA Boys 0 #5 4 26
KH Girls 0 #6 1 148
MA Girls 0 #8 2 18
BF 0 #10 1 188
BF Girls 0 #16 2 315
BW 0 #19 1 960
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
GE 0 #43 2 997
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
LU 0 #62 5 2,830
AO 0 #72 6 2,729
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
JP 0 #75 3 4,057
MV Boys 0 #78 2 3,375
SI 0 #80 1 1,612
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
LT 0 #87 2 949
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
GE Boys 0 #93 17 2,055
TW 0 #95 9 4,523
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
PH 0 #104 7 5,607
GE Girls 0 #105 4 1,564
BW Boys 0 #107 43 4,685
BN Girls 0 #112 3 5,459
IQ 0 #113 17 3,533
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
KW 0 #118 4 5,216
OM 0 #119 3 6,215
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
BN Boys 0 #124 10 6,332
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
LT Boys 0 #136 15 2,166
MU 0 #136 2 3,613
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
BW Girls 0 #143 9 4,216
RS Boys 0 #152 3 2,277
CR 0 #162 4 5,526
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
Austria Boys 0 #174 405 2,180
PR Boys 0 #175 4 2,508
HR 0 #177 5 2,081
LT Girls 0 #177 18 1,904
MT Boys 0 #177 3 4,064
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
UY 0 #179 4 2,477
AE 0 #181 7 10,220
LU Girls 0 #182 9 4,850
Austria 0 #184 30 850
CZ 0 #184 3 3,154
AR 0 #190 4 2,915
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
TW Boys 0 #191 51 7,111
AO Boys 0 #195 48 5,568
LU Boys 0 #196 23 4,970
MO Boys 0 #198 26 5,842
PL 0 #199 14 2,600
TN 0 #202 2,296 13,765
SI Boys 0 #205 7 3,402
PL Boys 0 #206 144 6,459
AO Girls 0 #210 8 4,575
AL Girls 0 #212 11 4,141
BG Boys 0 #215 6 3,850
NA Boys 0 #224 12 6,830
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
HU Girls 0 #225 1 3,308
IR 0 #226 6 4,221
HR Boys 0 #228 31 3,997
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
MO Girls 0 #231 21 7,056
BD 0 #234 8 5,992
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
GH 0 #241 8 5,396
EC Boys 0 #242 5 3,322
PT 0 #245 6 4,161
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
SG 0 #252 18 11,010
TW Girls 0 #252 25 8,139
CN Boys 0 #256 66 9,639
EC Girls 0 #257 2 3,650
KZ Boys 0 #257 33 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #263 42 6,530
JM Boys 0 #263 10 6,876
NG 0 #265 8 5,926
AF Boys 0 #270 5 3,535
JM Girls 0 #270 9 7,507
GR Boys 0 #271 3 6,912
MU Boys 0 #271 87 8,477
HR Girls 0 #273 17 3,687
SA 0 #278 18 10,560
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
AL Boys 0 #285 14 5,122
JP Boys 0 #286 12 7,909
QA Girls 0 #287 30 15,378
PL Girls 0 #293 62 5,096
Germany 0 #295 148 2,542
MY 0 #297 34 12,352
PE 0 #301 10 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #303 18 5,862
IQ Girls 0 #307 212 11,303
CN Girls 0 #316 34 8,829
GH Boys 0 #318 28 8,138
CZ Girls 0 #324 18 5,378
DK Girls 0 #327 3 7,429
MU Girls 0 #327 25 8,539
DK Boys 0 #329 4 7,401
PT Boys 0 #330 38 7,951
DZ 0 #331 1,975 20,130
JO Girls 0 #332 8 7,570
SD Girls 0 #333 13 7,678
GH Girls 0 #334 4 6,973
EG Boys 0 #336 1,017 15,035
HK 0 #337 12 8,483
OM Girls 0 #340 57 15,987
PH Boys 0 #341 43 11,440
EG 0 #345 56 6,387
France Girls 1982 #353 3 1,695
Germany Boys 0 #357 952 5,697
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
Austria Girls 0 #363 58 1,885
PH Girls 0 #364 27 13,098
YE 0 #364 18 8,639
JO Boys 0 #367 11 7,057
BD Girls 0 #377 10 8,413
SD Boys 0 #378 68 10,523
NL 0 #379 13 2,481
UY Boys 0 #381 19 5,922
Finland Girls 0 #382 10 1,368
ZA 0 #399 49 14,421
CL 0 #400 12 6,867
MX 0 #400 14 8,339
BO 0 #403 6 6,868
RU Boys 0 #403 103 12,621
IQ Boys 0 #408 281 13,071
Finland Boys 0 #416 12 2,041
RU Girls 0 #424 75 11,913
AR Boys 0 #425 43 7,628
Spain 0 #428 25 2,326
KW Girls 0 #431 85 19,177
IR Boys 0 #435 119 10,162
PT Girls 0 #440 12 7,952
HK Boys 0 #445 83 12,905
EG Girls 0 #450 724 14,742
CR Boys 0 #462 26 10,188
CO 0 #463 18 7,768
GT Boys 0 #465 10 7,625
LY 0 #466 70 12,703
PA Boys 0 #466 16 9,305
CM Boys 0 #470 81 12,054
PA Girls 0 #471 11 9,861
Germany Girls 0 #483 437 4,949
BD Boys 0 #498 79 10,045
AE Girls 0 #504 50 20,968
IR Girls 0 #506 25 8,334
PS Girls 0 #506 18 10,981
SG Girls 0 #508 79 18,916
HK Girls 0 #512 104 16,104
CR Girls 0 #513 20 11,342
BH 0 #518 36 17,937
CM Girls 0 #521 20 11,671
PS Boys 0 #524 25 10,655
UY Girls 0 #530 7 6,731
IT 0 #532 186 4,183
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
BO Boys 0 #555 38 9,244
SG Boys 0 #564 134 17,960
AR Girls 0 #579 21 8,289
MA 0 #580 734 20,986
CL Boys 0 #582 84 13,390
IL Boys 0 #582 26 10,983
BO Girls 0 #595 17 9,488
IL Girls 0 #603 15 11,648
IN Girls 0 #615 17 13,121
LB 0 #621 38 13,263
SA Girls 0 #632 311 25,931
NG Boys 0 #640 344 16,906
QA Boys 0 #656 52 18,093
SY 0 #677 52 11,684
IT Boys 0 #690 1,005 10,046
KW Boys 0 #692 78 18,755
MY Boys 0 #692 457 25,439
CO Boys 0 #696 230 15,656
Spain Boys 0 #728 206 5,610
MY Girls 0 #731 269 24,821
Finland Girls 2026 #732 7 3,895
NG Girls 0 #732 55 15,093
PE Boys 0 #754 125 14,506
BR Boys 0 #777 9 12,213
CL Girls 0 #781 71 14,098
OM Boys 0 #815 67 17,948
NL Boys 0 #841 111 5,873
MX Boys 0 #844 139 16,355
United States Boys 2010 #854 6 7,345
ZA Boys 0 #883 304 25,619
NL Girls 0 #903 53 5,933
PE Girls 0 #912 32 14,861
United States Girls 2005 #920 5 9,844
IN Boys 0 #932 70 16,750
Spain Girls 0 #941 43 5,561
CO Girls 0 #973 106 16,140
BR Girls 0 #989 4 12,708
IT Girls 0 #1,000 471 9,415
AE Boys 0 #1,001 92 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,091 51 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,127 57 17,781
TR 0 #1,143 69 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,205 422 28,008

Da is popular in 89 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
AE
AF
AL

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People also ask about Da

Da is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Da is a one syllable name, pronounced IPA (general): /da/ — 'dah',Mandarin (Dà, 大): falling tone, approximated /ta˥˩/ (often written 'dà').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dà, Dá, Đa, Dah and Da'.
Across languages, Da has these equivalents: 大 (Dà), 多 (Đa), — character meaning 'many/much' (used in Vietnamese/Chinese).
Yes — Da ranked #353 in France in 1982, and appears in official birth registries across 3 countries.
Da ranks highest in France (#353 in 1982).