Is Priya a boy or girl name?
Priya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 108 girls and 0 boys were named Priya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,461 US babies named Priya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,857
- Babies named Priya since 1969
- 6,461
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 211 babies
Boys and girls named Priya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 308 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 808 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,342 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,745 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,650 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 600 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,857 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,678 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,702 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,717 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,663 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,624 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,560 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,410 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,383 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,168 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 205 | #1,177 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,306 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,496 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,399 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,527 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,285 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,380 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,305 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,304 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,323 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,153 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,212 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,107 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,195 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,204 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,137 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,208 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,399 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,502 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,262 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,313 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,582 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,451 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,403 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,402 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,336 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,495 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,686 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,580 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,781 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,115 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,656 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,419 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,545 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,981 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,313 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,052 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,593 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,249 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,077 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,190 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,839 |
Highest rank
Priya has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,107 in 2001. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.