Priyana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- pree-YAH-na
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Priyana is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “beloved, dear”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Priyana mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit priya 'beloved'
“beloved, dear”
Built on Sanskrit priya 'beloved', the root of names such as Priya and Priyanka.
Is Priyana a girl's or a boy's name?
Priyana is a girls' name.
How popular is Priyana in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Priyana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
How popular is Priyana in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the girls named Priyana in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Priyana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 6 | #13,456 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
Nicknames for Priyana
- Priya 34 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Priyana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Prisha, Anvika, Divisha, Akshara, Viha, Varnika, Saanvika, Vihana, Krisha, Avira, Hanvika, Aadhya
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, “Priyana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/priyana, updated 20 October 2026.