Pihu
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PEE-hoo
- Origin
- Hindi
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
Pihu is a girls' name of Hindi origin, meaning “sweet call of a bird”. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies).
What does Pihu mean?
Hindi: Hindi word imitating a bird's call
“sweet call of a bird”
Hindi word echoing a songbird's call, often used as an affectionate pet name for girls.
Is Pihu a girl's or a boy's name?
Pihu is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Pihu in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Pihu, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Pihu in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
How popular is Pihu in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 2013.
Half of all the girls named Pihu in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pihu in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 8 | #11,225 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #9,031 |
Names like Pihu
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Minha Rumi Suki Yumna Prisha Yuna Pippa Kiki Remi Poppy Primrose Saoirse
More Hindi names
Saanvi Meera Riya Jiya Diya Reyansh Sai Shanaya Neev Aarush Rivaan Samaira Rishaan Sanaya Tulsi Muskan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pihu: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pihu, updated 20 October 2026.