Great, big, or attaining
In Chinese, Da is a common given name or element of a name meaning 'great' or 'big'. In Vietnamese, it can mean 'attaining' or 'reaching'. It is also found as a short form or nickname in various other cultures, though its primary roots as a standalone name are East Asian.
Less common today
Da isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,598 in 1990.
Chinese-American memoirist and novelist
Influential Brazilian modernist painter
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
