Total births
118
Girls' name · since 2004
Piya
118 babies named Piya in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16491
- among girls today
- 118
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Piya is the #16491 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 118 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Piya recorded 118 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #16491 nationally today, ahead of 7% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #16491 among girls today
- 118 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Piya is currently the #16491 girls' name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 118 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16491
- among girls today
- 118
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Piya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16491
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Piya was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
10 babies were named Piya in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
How Piya compares
118 27th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Piya's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Piya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 118 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Piya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Piya's full recorded timeline at 2013, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Piya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2008
Current rank
#16,491
Active since
2004
Piya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Piya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Piya's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Piya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 63 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Piya? ▼
Piya has been given to 118 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16491 as of the latest data. 10 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Piya most popular? ▼
Piya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Piya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Piya since 2004 -- 21 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What to do with Piya's data
- Piya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Piya: #16491 Girls' Name - 118 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/piya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Piya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.