Darya

DA-ryuh; dar-YAW

Russian or Persian, variation of Daria or feminine form of Darius

"kingly; possessing goodness; the sea"

Darya Origin and Meaning

The name Darya is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "kingly; possessing goodness; the sea".

The beguiling Darya is the name of a character in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. As a Russian name, it's a spelling variation of Daria, while in Iran, it's a girl's name that means "the sea".

Popularity of the name Darya

• 1605 Nameberry 2025
• 98 Israel 2019

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Famous People Named Darya

• Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva Belarusian Olympic biathlete
• Darya Kustova Belarusian tennis player
• Darya Pchelnik Belarusian Olympic hammer thrower
• Darya Vitalyevna Pishchalnikova Russian Olympic discus thrower
• Darya Petrovna Saltykova Russian lady in waiting to Catherine the Great
• Darya Vladimirovna Poverennova Russian actress

The name Darya in Pop Culture

• Darya "Dolly" Alexandrovna Oblonskaya character in Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"