Recorded 1978–2015 Girls' name Peak 1989 65 births

Preeya — girls' name

65 babies named Preeya in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s141990s252000s112010s10
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Preeya was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Preeya in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Preeya

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Preeya between 1978 and 2015, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Preeya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Preeya performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Preeya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Preeya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 65 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Preeya at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

65

Since 1978

38 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1978

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2015

Preeya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1978

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Preeya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 38% of Preeya's all-time total
1970s51980s141990s252000s112010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Preeya?
65 babies have been named Preeya since 1978. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Preeya most popular?
Preeya was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Preeya been used?
Preeya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 38 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Preeya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Presley, Precious, Preslee, Presleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.