Girls' name · since 1969
Priya
Priya has 6,562 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,949 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,562
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Priya is the #1949 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,562 recorded since 1969.
Priya has 6,562 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1949 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #2,157 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,949 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,562 born since 1969
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Priya ranks #2,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,949 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,562 born since 1969, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,949 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,562
- born since 1969
- 2000s
- peak decade
Priya's 6,562 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Priya compares
6,562 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 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
Priya's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Priya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,562 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 211 | 21 | 19,840 |
Priya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Priya's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 211, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Priya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 211
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Priya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,745 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Priya's strongest decade.
1,745 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Priya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 308
1970s
308 births
- 1980s
1980s
809 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,342 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,745 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,650 births
- 2020s
2020s
700 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,745 births (27% of all-time use).
How Priya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Priya's total volume
Priya by state
Where Priya concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 886 | 13.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 763 | 11.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 480 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 380 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 359 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 260 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 214 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 172 | 2.6% |
886 of 6,562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Priya appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Priya's data
- Priya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (1,745 total births) through the 2020s (700) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Priyas (886 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Priya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1969–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Priya 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 August 2026.