NameTides

Priya

Priya was the #1,942 girls' name in the US in 2025 (99 babies), and #1,110 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Priya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Priya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Priya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,942 (99)#1,110 (30)—#334 (4)#413 (9)#2,131 (10)
2024#1,840 (109)#1,160 (29)#790 (3)#337 (4)#275 (15)#1,949 (11)
2023#1,669 (124)#921 (38)#749 (3)#391 (3)#364 (10)#1,491 (15)
2022#1,692 (123)#647 (58)#380 (8)#201 (9)#214 (21)#1,166 (21)
2021#1,710 (121)#767 (48)—#164 (13)#184 (26)#1,335 (18)
2020#1,654 (124)#700 (53)#544 (5)#333 (4)#375 (10)#1,557 (14)
2019#1,614 (131)#778 (48)#765 (3)#213 (8)#325 (13)#1,138 (22)
2018#1,633 (130)#507 (84)—#151 (14)#319 (14)#1,031 (25)
2017#1,552 (141)#453 (97)#446 (7)#263 (6)#170 (31)#949 (28)
2016#1,406 (165)#444 (99)#356 (10)#166 (13)#228 (21)#702 (42)
2015#1,382 (171)#377 (120)#509 (6)#195 (10)#233 (22)#843 (32)
2014#1,164 (211)#301 (155)#323 (12)#156 (13)#203 (26)#671 (44)
2013#1,171 (205)#336 (137)#319 (12)#255 (7)#459 (9)#523 (58)
2012#1,302 (181)#372 (128)#815 (3)#451 (3)#560 (7)#519 (58)
2011#1,490 (150)#409 (110)———#567 (51)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #1,164.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 16,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 16,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,500uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Priya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 18,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Priya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #791WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,037VAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,533GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,210TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Priya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PriyaCanadaGirls#2,13110
PriyaEngland & WalesGirls#1,11030
PriyaIrelandGirls#4139
PriyaNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
PriyaScotlandGirls—too few
PriyaUSGirls#1,94299