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Priya

Priya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“beloved”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
PREE-yuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

A common Indian feminine name from Sanskrit priya, meaning 'beloved' or 'dear.' It appears in many South Asian languages with the same general sense.

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How popular is Priya?

202432.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Priya in 2024108

2024 rank#1,853 girls

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 18806,461

Priya has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Priya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aryanoble; honorable · Sanskrit
  • Kalithe black one · Sanskrit
  • Alayadwelling, abode · Sanskrit
  • Opalgem; precious stone · Sanskrit
  • Ariyanoble · Sanskrit
  • Vedaknowledge · Sanskrit
  • Tarastar · Sanskrit
  • Anikagrace · Sanskrit

Priya questions

What does the name Priya mean?

Priya means "beloved". It comes from Sanskrit. A common Indian feminine name from Sanskrit priya, meaning 'beloved' or 'dear.' It appears in many South Asian languages with the same general sense.

Is Priya a boy or girl name?

Priya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Priya?

108 US babies were named Priya in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Priya?

Priya is usually pronounced PREE-yuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.