Priya name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Origin: Sanskrit

Usage: Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, English, Indian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Oriya

Pronunciation: PREE-ah

Meaning: Kind, Beloved One and Loved One

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What does Priya mean?
Variations of Priya
How popular is Priya?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Priya
Famous People Named Priya
Lists having Priya

What does Priya mean?

Priya's meaning is Kind, Beloved One or Loved One used for girls that originated from Sanskrit is used predominantly in Marathi, English, Sikh, Gujarati, Hindi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Norwegian, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Danish, Indian, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Swedish and Finnish.

Priya is equivalent of प्रिया, a Sanskrit Name Meaning Beloved in English language.

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How do I pronounce Priya?

The most common way to pronounce one syllabled Priya is PREE-ah with emphasis on first PREE syllable. p-ri-ya is another way(s) to say the name.

Variants of Priya

Preeya

Names that rhyme with Priya

How popular is the name Priya?

Priya used to be a common name in United States, first appeared in 1969 and over 5722 babies have been given the name in 50 years. When at its peak in 2001,.

However after 50 years, the name is on free fall on the charts but it is still going strong. Also, In England and Wales, Priya was once a common name since emerging in 1996 it has been given to over 2689 babies.

At the peak of its usage in 1999,. However after 23 years, the name is on free fall on the charts.

Priya is a unique baby name in Ireland, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 200 names.

Recently in 2017, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 170 on girl names chart when 31 babies were named Priya. Over 143 babies in Ireland have been named Priya. The given name is an uncommon baby name in France, although it has been in use since 1980 but could not make beyond the top 2000.

There are over 229 babies that have been given the name Priya in France.

However things change on global perspective, Priya is extremely popular in India where every 1 in 4000 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Bangladesh, Thailand, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates. At least, 500000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our evaluation.

Year	Rank	Births
2023	1663	124
2022	1696	122
2021	1693	121
2020	1649	124
2019	1612	131
2018	1631	130
2017	1551	141
2016	1405	165
2015	1380	171
2014	1163	211

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Facts

Priya in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	0	5	271	155
	0	0	0	75

Numerological aspects of Priya

To have letter A as your capstone in your name indicates your independence and ambitious attitude. Our advice to you "Fake it until you make it." You are hard to read but once someone gets close to you, you allow the person to manipulate you on purpose in order to see how he or she will treat you thinking they have power over you. Do what your heart tells you to do. Otherwise, you will end up unhappy.

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Shrirang - Boy name Shrirang is chiefly used in Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages, meaning of Shrirang is "Lord Vishnu"
Srivar - Meaning of Srivar is Lord Vishnu or Lord Venkateswara is dominantly used in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu is aimed at baby boys
Anniruddha mostly is used in Oriya and Kannada, meaning of Anniruddha is "Son of Pradyummna or Uncrolled" is bestowed upon boys
Kaartiki means Divine, Light or Ekadashi In Month of Kartik mainly used for girls is dominantly used in Gujarati, Kannada and Malayalam
Ojaswi - Isolated and Contemporary girl name Ojaswi means "Bright" is mainly used in Kannada and Marathi

Famous people named Priya

Priya Sachdev, Indian model from New Delhi
Priya Ramrakha, Indo-Kenyan photojournalist
Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, noted Congress politician
Priya Paul, Indian businesswoman
Priya Rajvansh, Indian film actress,
Priya Gill, Indian actress
Priya Arun, actress
Priya Dutt, Indian politician
Priya Badlani, in Jabb Love Hua
Priya Tendulkar, Indian actress, social activist and a writer
Priya Himesh is an Indian singer of playback or of reproduction, that has interpreted songs in different languages
Priya Banerjee in KISS: Keep It Simple Stupid as Actress
Priya Parulekar in Dil Se.. as Actress
Priya Raman in Kalyanappittannu as Actress

Priyanka Mehta in Ishq Ke Parindey as Actress
Priya Bhatija in Chor chor super chor as Actress
Priya Marathe in Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji as Actress
Priya Naidu, from 2019 drama flick Kotha Kurradu, who played the N.
In 2016 crime film, Tann Mann Aur Dhan, Priya Kapoor portrayed Maya.
Priya Lal portrayed the role of N in romance movie Guvva Gorinka.

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004

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