Preeya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PREE-ya
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Preeya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Preeya mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Priya, from Sanskrit priya
“beloved”
Is Preeya a girl's or a boy's name?
Preeya is a girls' name.
How popular is Preeya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2010, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Preeya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Preeya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
Names like Preeya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya Prisha Krisha Navya Viha Kavya Sanvi Amrit Dhriti Dhanvi Yashvi Shreya
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Preeya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/preeya, updated 20 October 2026.