Day Forename
29,634th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 27,675 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Israel
Day Forename Definition:
An Anglicisation of Dai: except as a Cornish m. name, when it may represent (St.) Deicolus, ‘ God-server. ‘
Day Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 70% | 10,100 | 1:9,171 | 402 |
| Israel | 99% | 4,068 | 1:2,066 | 432 |
| Myanmar | - | 3,150 | 1:16,492 | 440 |
| India | 90% | 2,139 | 1:567,965 | 43,988 |
| United States | 66% | 2,041 | 1:177,627 | 6,580 |
| Indonesia | - | 1,252 | 1:206,041 | 19,783 |
| Egypt | 55% | 1,128 | 1:81,472 | 3,965 |
| Zimbabwe | 90% | 531 | 1:29,047 | 2,941 |
| Philippines | 80% | 348 | 1:304,625 | 11,869 |
| Brazil | 70% | 275 | 1:779,041 | 22,136 |
| Malaysia | 65% | 261 | 1:116,666 | 7,863 |
| Cambodia | 70% | 257 | 1:63,320 | 3,453 |
| Tanzania | 56% | 212 | 1:249,002 | 9,441 |
| DR Congo | 73% | 185 | 1:399,068 | 14,867 |
| Argentina | 52% | 147 | 1:290,974 | 2,906 |
| Australia | - | 147 | 1:92,909 | 3,446 |
| Colombia | 65% | 142 | 1:336,471 | 6,219 |
| Venezuela | 65% | 125 | 1:241,615 | 8,265 |
| Chile | 52% | 109 | 1:161,534 | 3,286 |
| Canada | 100% | 85 | 1:389,804 | 11,242 |
| Peru | 51% | 82 | 1:387,701 | 7,627 |
| Russia | 89% | 79 | 1:1,825,743 | 12,705 |
| South Africa | 81% | 65 | 1:838,964 | 33,948 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 62 | 1:168,246 | 7,350 |
| Mexico | 69% | 61 | 1:2,035,155 | 12,026 |
| England | 60% | 58 | 1:958,671 | 16,212 |
| Zambia | - | 58 | 1:273,359 | 8,321 |
| Nigeria | 91% | 53 | 1:3,350,271 | 57,626 |
| Thailand | 63% | 33 | 1:2,123,206 | 57,616 |
| China | - | 25 | 1:54,642,231 | 62,498 |
| Hong Kong | - | 24 | 1:323,030 | 3,752 |
| Papua New Guinea | 79% | 22 | 1:370,560 | 29,207 |
| Burkina Faso | 60% | 20 | 1:918,973 | 26,099 |
| Afghanistan | 91% | 18 | 1:1,812,418 | 16,974 |
| Ecuador | - | 18 | 1:984,829 | 7,752 |
| Pakistan | 94% | 15 | 1:12,957,179 | 80,243 |
| South Korea | - | 15 | 1:369,628 | 10,743 |
| Haiti | 71% | 13 | 1:825,150 | 13,703 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Cyprus | 67% | 10 | 1:87,108 | 2,498 |
| Mauritania | 88% | 10 | 1:409,524 | 9,113 |
| Netherlands | 50% | 10 | 1:1,690,208 | 23,366 |
| Germany | 70% | 9 | 1:10,741,986 | 35,913 |
| Nicaragua | 67% | 9 | 1:668,704 | 10,329 |
| Singapore | - | 9 | 1:698,562 | 12,752 |
| South Sudan | 67% | 9 | 1:1,283,447 | 1,308 |
| Uganda | 50% | 8 | 1:5,119,615 | 45,522 |
| Cameroon | 74% | 7 | 1:3,087,215 | 57,282 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Belarus | 50% | 6 | 1:1,580,397 | 7,457 |
| Italy | 74% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Niger | 83% | 6 | 1:3,197,332 | 33,105 |
| Bahamas | - | 5 | 1:79,874 | 1,458 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| France | 50% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Algeria | 100% | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Angola | 100% | 4 | 1:6,741,652 | 4,704 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:1,252,301 | 19,043 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Scotland | 80% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Costa Rica | 50% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Benin | - | 2 | 1:5,287,922 | 61,990 |
| Croatia | - | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Finland | 50% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Kenya | 50% | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Liberia | 50% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 2 | 1:25,615 | 3,101 |
| Senegal | 50% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Switzerland | 75% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
Day (264,068) may also be a surname.
Day Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An Anglicisation of Dai: except as a Cornish m. name, when it may represent (St.) Deicolus, ‘ God-server. ‘
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Scandinavian name, meaning: A dairy worker.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Day Forename Popularity
Day Demographics
Average Day Salary in
United States
$41,139 USD
Per year
Rank:
236,130 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000556933
Rank: 6,524 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
94.51%
Sample size: 1,116 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daya | 86 | 230,981 | / |
| Dayu | 86 | 64,439 | / |
| Dayo | 86 | 45,625 | / |
| Dayi | 86 | 4,563 | / |
| Daye | 86 | 4,157 | / |
| Dahy | 86 | 1,125 | / |
| Hday | 86 | 964 | / |
| Days | 86 | 809 | / |
| Daiy | 86 | 447 | / |
| Dhay | 86 | 188 | / |
| Daay | 86 | 52 | / |
| Dajy | 86 | 36 | / |
| Dayz | 86 | 28 | / |
| Dauy | 86 | 22 | / |
| Dayd | 86 | 21 | / |
| Dayy | 86 | 20 | / |
| Dayt | 86 | 13 | / |
| Dayé | 86 | 9 | / |
| Dday | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dgay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dayh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dayı | 86 | 1 | / |
| Da | 80 | 616,965 | / |
| Dy | 80 | 6,645 | / |
| Dayat | 75 | 47,983 | / |
| Dhaya | 75 | 4,034 | / |
| Dayah | 75 | 3,766 | / |
| Hdaya | 75 | 1,148 | / |
| Dahya | 75 | 812 | / |
| Dayas | 75 | 715 | / |
| Dayou | 75 | 641 | / |
| Dahay | 75 | 595 | / |
| Dayud | 75 | 359 | / |
| Dayut | 75 | 339 | / |
| Dhaiy | 75 | 315 | / |
| Dayeh | 75 | 291 | / |
| Dahyo | 75 | 291 | / |
| Dhayi | 75 | 286 | / |
| Dayus | 75 | 246 | / |
| Dahye | 75 | 220 | / |
| Dhayu | 75 | 172 | / |
| Dauya | 75 | 158 | / |
| Dayad | 75 | 155 | / |
| Daaya | 75 | 135 | / |
| Dayep | 75 | 129 | / |
| Dayis | 75 | 122 | / |
| Dayau | 75 | 122 | / |
| Dayuh | 75 | 120 | / |
| Dayaa | 75 | 120 | / |
| Dahyu | 75 | 120 | / |
| Dayoh | 75 | 110 | / |
| Dayit | 75 | 104 | / |
| Dahiy | 75 | 101 | / |
| Dayih | 75 | 101 | / |
| Dayes | 75 | 100 | / |
| Daiyo | 75 | 95 | / |
| Dayot | 75 | 92 | / |
| Dayid | 75 | 90 | / |
| Dajiy | 75 | 81 | / |
| Dhayo | 75 | 68 | / |
| Dayod | 75 | 56 | / |
| Dayee | 75 | 43 | / |
| Dayip | 75 | 42 | / |
| Dayap | 75 | 40 | / |
| Dhahy | 75 | 35 | / |
| Dayed | 75 | 34 | / |
| Dahyi | 75 | 34 | / |
| Dayoo | 75 | 32 | / |
| Dauyo | 75 | 27 | / |
| Dauye | 75 | 26 | / |
| Dayos | 75 | 22 | / |
| Dayio | 75 | 20 | / |
| Daiys | 75 | 19 | / |
| Dayet | 75 | 19 | / |
| Dayyo | 75 | 17 | / |
| Daiiy | 75 | 16 | / |
| Dayii | 75 | 16 | / |
| Dayha | 75 | 16 | / |
| Dhays | 75 | 16 | / |
| Dayop | 75 | 16 | / |
| Dayie | 75 | 15 | / |
| Dauyt | 75 | 12 | / |
| Daihy | 75 | 11 | / |
| Daaye | 75 | 9 | / |
| Dayje | 75 | 9 | / |
| Dhaye | 75 | 8 | / |
| Daðey | 75 | 8 | / |
| Dahys | 75 | 8 | / |
| Dahey | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hdayt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hdaay | 75 | 7 | / |
| Daayi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Doaya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Dhajy | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ddaya | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dayss | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dhauy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dayaz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dayho | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dayez | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dayiy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dayiz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dayhu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hdayi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Daysh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dayth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dahhy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dayds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dhaay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Daydd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dhayz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dhayd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhday | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'aye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daaay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daiyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daiyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dahyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dauyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayhh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daïya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daysz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tdaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdhay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Duy | 67 | 834,912 | / |
| Dat | 67 | 435,161 | / |
| Dai | 67 | 140,558 | / |
| Dad | 67 | 96,774 | / |
| Dau | 67 | 59,250 | / |
| Dea | 67 | 44,671 | / |
| Das | 67 | 25,653 | / |
| Dah | 67 | 23,081 | / |
| Dha | 67 | 19,037 | / |
| Dae | 67 | 8,245 | / |
| Doa | 67 | 4,450 | / |
| Dey | 67 | 3,200 | / |
| Doy | 67 | 2,154 | / |
| Daa | 67 | 1,864 | / |
| Dap | 67 | 1,279 | / |
| Daj | 67 | 896 | / |
| Dahaye | 67 | 718 | / |
| Hdayit | 67 | 472 | / |
| Dyo | 67 | 448 | / |
| Hda | 67 | 356 | / |
| Dahaya | 67 | 351 | / |
| Dye | 67 | 319 | / |
| Dayesh | 67 | 290 | / |
| Hdayat | 67 | 273 | / |
| Daz | 67 | 257 | / |
| Dyt | 67 | 195 | / |
| Dda | 67 | 177 | / |
| Diy | 67 | 146 | / |
| Ddy | 67 | 120 | / |
| Déa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Deyaya | 67 | 97 | / |
| Dyi | 67 | 91 | / |
| Dys | 67 | 75 | / |
| Dga | 67 | 68 | / |
| Tda | 67 | 63 | / |
| Dhy | 67 | 55 | / |
| Dêa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Dahayu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Daï | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dyy | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tdy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dauhya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hdayah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dhayat | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dajaya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dyd | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dayood | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dyh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dhajiy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dayass | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dayaya | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dhayas | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dyp | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dayahh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dhahya | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dúa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hdy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dhayad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dağ | 67 | 9 | / |
| Daè | 67 | 9 | / |
| Daihyo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dahajy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dhayaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dyz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Geeday | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dayeth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dayodh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dayash | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dhayes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dahyah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hdayet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhhaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dayaja | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dujaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dahayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Daî | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hdayes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhaiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| D'A | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dayous | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dayett | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dejaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dayoud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dayees | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dayosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daã | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dojaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhayah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhaaye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Da'yah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dëa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gydaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Daye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dèa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dêy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhauiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhauya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhayet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhayha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhayis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhayje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhayud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhayyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhaïyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhahay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhahiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'gaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahyth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daiaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daihyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daujyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dauyat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddhayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayazz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayeed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayhed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayizz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daň | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayoth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ïda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdayas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdayyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dayuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhayus | 67 | 1 | / |
Day Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Day in the Russian language | ||
| Дай | daj | - |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Day