Priyah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PREE-ya
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Priyah is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “beloved, dear”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Priyah mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Priya
“beloved, dear”
From the Sanskrit priya, dear or beloved, a word still used in Hindi and other Indian languages.
Meaning borrowed from Priya. More on Wiktionary.
Is Priyah a girl's or a boy's name?
Priyah is a girls' name.
How popular is Priyah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 girls.
Priyah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
How popular is Priyah in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 9 girls. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the girls named Priyah in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Priyah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
Names like Priyah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Dhriti, Dhanvi, Sanvi, Pranshi, Aadhya, Vaani, Saanvi, Navya, Yashvi, Krishvi, Viha
Names related to Priyah
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya, Leena
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, “Priyah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/priyah, updated 20 October 2026.