Kriya
Kriyā most commonly refers to a "completed action", technique or practice within a yoga discipline meant to achieve a specific result.
Meaning & Origin of Kriya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kriyā most commonly refers to a "completed action", technique or practice within a yoga discipline meant to achieve a specific result.
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Etymology
The Story of Kriya
Kriya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 15 Kriyas were born — ranking #7,402 that year. As of 2026, Kriya ranks #15,244 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 133 Kriyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Kriya
Kriya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 133 births in the dataset. Kriya's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #7,402. Use the chart and map above to compare Kriya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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