Priya

Girl name

Priya has been given to 6,562 babies in the U.S. since 1969. It peaked in 2014.

Meaning & origin

From Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā)API. Doublet of Frigg (and variants).

Origin: India

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,562

Peak year

2014 (211 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1969

10-year trend

▼ -42%

Gender split

All girls

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Priya.

6,556 babies since 1914

6,555 babies since 1990

6,583 babies since 1985

6,541 babies since 1982

6,594 babies since 1961

6,597 babies since 1987

6,617 babies since 2000

6,489 babies since 1971

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