MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Dia mean?
The Punjabi name Dia corresponds to daya, “compassion”, in this regional use. The noun expresses sympathy for another person's suffering and is familiar in ethical and devotional language.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
दया
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਦਇਆ
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਦਿਆ
1,875 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Dia in Indian usage
1,987 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 898 records (45.2%).
- Recorded as male: 1,089 records (54.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 184 |
| 1940s | 341 |
| 1950s | 327 |
| 1960s | 404 |
| 1970s | 359 |
| 1980s | 247 |
| Other decades | 125 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 1,987 |
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 | Dia / F | 9 | 2,788 |
| Scotland | Dia / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
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 Dia; Table_6, C2847 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dia; Table_6, C2847
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Dia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Dia; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Monier-Williams, dayā, p. 469,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.