Priya
Priya or Pria is a common given name in India which is also used in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
- Hinduism
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Tamil
Meaning & Origin of Priya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Priya or Pria is a common given name in India which is also used in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Malayalam
- Kannada
- Bengali
The Story of Priya
Priya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2014: 211 births, good for #1,164 nationwide. About 26% of every Priya on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Priya ranks #1,840 for baby girls with 110 births, gradually falling (-11%). All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Priya
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Priya A. S. , Indian author
- Priya Abraham (born 1963), Indian scientist, medical doctor and virologist
- Priya Ahluwalia , British-Indian-Nigerian fashion designer
- Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian actress and model
- Priya Badlani (born 1986), Indian actress and model
- Priya Balasubramaniam (born 1974), Indian engineer
- Priya Banerjee (born 1991), Canadian actress
- Priya Bapat (born 1986), Indian actress
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Names that sound like Priya
Phonetically similar names — useful when Priya is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Priya
Priya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Priya's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #1,101. Use the chart and map above to compare Priya'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.