MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Siya mean?
Siya is a beloved vernacular name of Sita in Hindi devotional speech. Sita is Rama's wife and a central figure in the Ramayana. The invocation Siya-Ram places her name beside that of Rama.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सिया
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सीया
Letter-by-letter: sīyā
3,316 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Siya in Indian usage
5,738 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: 4,447 records (77.5%).
- Recorded as male: 1,291 records (22.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 424 |
| 1950s | 671 |
| 1960s | 1,183 |
| 1970s | 1,212 |
| 1980s | 1,344 |
| 1990s | 651 |
| Other decades | 253 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 2,428 |
| Rajasthan | 657 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 647 |
| Goa | 449 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 397 |
| Delhi | 376 |
| Kerala | 371 |
| Jharkhand | 146 |
| Other states | 267 |
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 | Siya / F | 71 | 561 |
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 Siya; Table_6, C571 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Siya; Table_6, C571
- Monier-Williams, sītā, p. 1218,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.