The baby name Derya is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdeɾ.ja/ (DEH-ryah or DEHR-yah).
Derya is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Derya is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdeɾ.ja/ (DEH-ryah or DEHR-yah).
Derya is Turkish in Origin.
Derya is a unisex Turkish and Kurdish given name deriving from Persian daryā (دریا), “sea, ocean.” In Ottoman Turkish deryâ signified the open sea and appears in titles such as Kapudan-ı Derya (“Grand Admiral”), anchoring the word in maritime statecraft. As a modern given name it rose in Turkey in the late 20th century amid nature-inspired choices and is borne by both men and women, though more commonly female.
Variants include Darya (standard Persian/English transliteration), Dariya (South Asian), Dərya (Azerbaijani), and the Ottoman spelling deryâ. Related forms appear across Persianate languages, and in Urdu/Hindi dariyā also means “river/sea,” lending metaphoric senses of breadth and generosity. The core meaning evokes vastness, depth, and fluidity. Not to be confused with Slavic Daria/Darya (Дарья), which traces to the Persian royal name Darius via Greek and has a different meaning (“possessing good”).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | #41 | 3 | 706 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #61 | 14 | 1,051 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| BG | 0 | #80 | 3 | 1,799 | |
| TR | 0 | #81 | 29,158 | 19,440 | |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #107 | 2 | 1,564 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #127 | 5 | 1,400 |
| IQ | 0 | #130 | 4 | 3,533 | |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #151 | 3 | 3,773 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #171 | 3 | 1,585 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #182 | 42 | 3,559 |
| Austria | 0 | #186 | 28 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #190 | 14 | 5,198 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #228 | 15 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #265 | 52 | 7,429 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #276 | 151 | 1,885 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #283 | 1,033 | 4,949 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| Germany | 0 | #317 | 125 | 2,542 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| NL | 0 | #359 | 33 | 2,481 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #399 | 7 | 3,185 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #409 | 96 | 11,303 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #480 | 19 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #521 | 6 | 12,621 |
| LY | 0 | #526 | 10 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #609 | 365 | 5,933 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #637 | 31 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #703 | 36 | 3,895 |
| SY | 0 | #717 | 12 | 11,684 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #892 | 61 | 5,697 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #903 | 33 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #910 | 5 | 8,600 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #931 | 21 | 5,873 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,059 | 118 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,414 | 33 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Derya is popular in 57 countries — most recent births per country:
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