Priya
Girl · PREE-ya · Sanskrit
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Priya is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “beloved, dear”. In 2025 it ranked 1,051st for girls in the UK (34 babies) and 1,942nd for girls in the US (99 babies).
What does Priya mean?
Sanskrit
“beloved, dear”
From the Sanskrit priya, dear or beloved, a word still used in Hindi and other Indian languages.
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- PREE-ya
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Is Priya a girl's or a boy's name?
Priya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 34 girls in the UK and 99 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Priya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,051among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 34 girls in the UK were named Priya, making it the 1,051st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 657th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 180 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Priya since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Priya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,110th in England and Wales and 334th in Northern Ireland.
Priya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #1,051 |
| 2024 | 36 | #1,020 |
| 2023 | 44 | #875 |
| 2022 | 75 | #566 |
| 2021 | 63 | #668 |
| 2020 | 62 | #657 |
| 2019 | 59 | #718 |
| 2018 | 99 | #490 |
| 2017 | 110 | #446 |
| 2016 | 122 | #416 |
| 2015 | 136 | #377 |
| 2014 | 180 | #292 |
| 2013 | 156 | #333 |
| 2012 | 134 | #392 |
| 2011 | 112 | #438 |
| 2010 | 102 | #461 |
| 2009 | 111 | #430 |
| 2008 | 123 | #395 |
| 2007 | 128 | #370 |
| 2006 | 143 | #338 |
| 2005 | 130 | #340 |
| 2004 | 117 | #363 |
| 2003 | 117 | #351 |
| 2002 | 118 | #337 |
| 2001 | 121 | #323 |
| 2000 | 132 | #307 |
| 1999 | 127 | #299 |
| 1998 | 122 | #322 |
| 1997 | 118 | #332 |
| 1996 | 103 | #369 |
How popular is Priya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,942among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 99 girls in the US were named Priya, making it the 1,942nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,654th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 211 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
2025 had fewer girls named Priya than any year since 1990.
Half of all the girls named Priya in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Priya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #1,942 |
| 2024 | 109 | #1,840 |
| 2023 | 124 | #1,669 |
| 2022 | 123 | #1,692 |
| 2021 | 121 | #1,710 |
| 2020 | 124 | #1,654 |
| 2019 | 131 | #1,614 |
| 2018 | 130 | #1,633 |
| 2017 | 141 | #1,552 |
| 2016 | 165 | #1,406 |
| 2015 | 171 | #1,382 |
| 2014 | 211 | #1,164 |
| 2013 | 205 | #1,171 |
| 2012 | 181 | #1,302 |
| 2011 | 150 | #1,490 |
| 2010 | 165 | #1,392 |
| 2009 | 149 | #1,521 |
| 2008 | 194 | #1,281 |
| 2007 | 176 | #1,370 |
| 2006 | 180 | #1,299 |
| 2005 | 171 | #1,301 |
| 2004 | 162 | #1,313 |
| 2003 | 188 | #1,148 |
| 2002 | 167 | #1,208 |
| 2001 | 192 | #1,101 |
| 2000 | 166 | #1,197 |
| 1999 | 162 | #1,189 |
| 1998 | 154 | #1,200 |
| 1997 | 142 | #1,247 |
| 1996 | 160 | #1,131 |
| 1995 | 143 | #1,194 |
| 1994 | 116 | #1,391 |
| 1993 | 106 | #1,493 |
| 1992 | 136 | #1,258 |
| 1991 | 127 | #1,302 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,574 |
| 1989 | 103 | #1,432 |
| 1988 | 100 | #1,399 |
| 1987 | 96 | #1,397 |
| 1986 | 99 | #1,327 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,504 |
| 1984 | 77 | #1,490 |
| 1983 | 66 | #1,665 |
| 1982 | 75 | #1,566 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,767 |
| 1980 | 49 | #2,096 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,645 |
| 1978 | 37 | #2,390 |
| 1977 | 34 | #2,515 |
| 1976 | 25 | #2,931 |
| 1975 | 36 | #2,278 |
| 1974 | 41 | #2,029 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,177 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
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