Priya
Priya is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Beloved; dear one.
What Priya means
Beloved; dear one.
Priya sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Priya comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Priya is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Priya?
In the girl name rankings we track, Priya falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Priya
We group Priya under Love. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Love
Names like Priya
These share Priya's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Radha — Success; beloved of Krishna.
- Madhav — Sweet like honey; Krishna.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Freya — Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
- Mia — Mine; beloved; star of the sea.
- Mila — Gracious, dear.
- Angharad — Much loved.
- Cara — Friend; beloved.
- Carys — Love; beloved.
- Charity — Selfless love and giving.
- Cherish — To hold dear.
- Chiaki — Love.