Priya Girl
How popular is Priya?
#1,942 girl name in 2025
99 baby girls were named Priya in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular girl name.
6,475living people named Priya (est.)
22median age of people named Priya
6,562babies named Priya since 1880
1 in 33,488US babies born in 2025
Priya popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,942 for girls (▼ 102 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 99 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-42% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,382 in 2015, #1,654 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (211 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,101 in 2001 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Priya is most popular
Babies named Priya per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 girls)
- Kansas: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Ohio: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 girls)
Priya by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1970s | 308 | #1,645 |
| 1980s | 809 | #1,327 |
| 1990s | 1,342 | #1,131 |
| 2000s | 1,745 | #1,101 |
| 2010s | 1,650 | #1,164 |
| 2020s | 700 | #1,654 |
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Questions
- Is Priya a boy or girl name?
- Priya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Priya were girls.
- How popular is the name Priya?
- 99 baby girls were named Priya in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular girl name.
- When was Priya most popular?
- Priya peaked in 2014, when 211 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,101 in 2001.
- How many people are named Priya?
- 6,562 babies have been named Priya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,475 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Priya most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Priya was most common in Maryland, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.