Name meaning & stats
Priya
Priya means “beloved” (Sanskrit origin). 6,562 US babies since 1940, peak 2014.
What it means
“beloved”
SanskritWell documented
From Sanskrit priyā.
In US birth records
Peak year: 2014
6,562 US babies were named Priya between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Priya (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 94% of the family
- Priya 94%
- Pria 6%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2014)