Around the world, Godya (Godya 
, Годя 
) is a rare dominantly female, but infrequently male forename. The forename Godya is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare girly name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare female name, and India, where it is an extremely rare mostly boy's, but infrequently feminine name. Likewise, Godya is the last name as well as the forename.