Priyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PREE-yun
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Priyan is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Priyan mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit priya 'dear'
“beloved”
Is Priyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Priyan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Priyan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,021st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7 about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Priyan, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys.
2025 had more boys named Priyan than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Priyan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Priyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
Names like Priyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Prithvi, Pranav, Yuvraj, Bhavya, Shivansh, Avyaan, Adhrit, Nirvaan, Viraj, Veer
Names related to Priyan
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
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, “Priyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/priyan, updated 20 October 2026.