MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dariya mean?
Persian daryā denotes the sea or a large body of water. In Hindi and Urdu, dariyā is also the familiar word for a river, giving the name both maritime and river imagery.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दरिया
Conventional spelling
Arabic
دریا
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
दरीया
2,306 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dariya in Indian usage
17,694 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (80.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 14,323 records (80.9%).
- Recorded as male: 3,371 records (19.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 746 |
| 1940s | 1,318 |
| 1950s | 2,122 |
| 1960s | 3,068 |
| 1970s | 2,957 |
| 1980s | 4,145 |
| 1990s | 3,102 |
| Other decades | 236 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 14,513 |
| Haryana | 2,281 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 466 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 109 |
| Bihar | 102 |
| Jharkhand | 100 |
| Other states | 123 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Dariya / F | 3 | 5,927 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dariya; Table_6, C6294 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dariya; Table_6, C6294