Priyan
Priyan was an Indian cinematographer who has worked on Tamil language films. Beginning his career as an assistant to Balu Mahendra, Priyan began his career as an independent technician in the 1990s before establishing himself as a leading cinematographer in the Tamil film industry in the 2000s. He is notable in his work with Director Hari. He died due to heart attack in his home.
Meaning & Origin of Priyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Priyan was an Indian cinematographer who has worked on Tamil language films. Beginning his career as an assistant to Balu Mahendra, Priyan began his career as an independent technician in the 1990s before establishing himself as a leading cinematographer in the Tamil film industry in the 2000s. He is notable in his work with Director Hari. He died due to heart attack in his home.
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The Story of Priyan
The earliest SSA record of Priyan as a baby boy name dates back to 2015, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Priyan — #7,156 in the national rankings. About 61% of every Priyan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Priyan last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 46 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Priyan
Priyan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 46 births in the dataset. Priyan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #7,156. Use the chart and map above to compare Priyan'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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