Priyal
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PREE-yul
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Priyal is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “beloved”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Priyal mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit priya 'dear, beloved'
“beloved”
Is Priyal a girl's or a boy's name?
Priyal is a girls' name.
How popular is Priyal in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Priyal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Priyal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Priyal in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Priyal in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Priyal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
Names like Priyal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha Dhriti Amrit Sanvi Yashvi Navya Dhanvi Saanvi Tanvi Pranshi Viha Kashvi
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), 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, “Priyal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/priyal, updated 20 October 2026.