| Ananya | Prisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | unique, matchless | beloved, dear one |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | uh-NUN-yah | PREE-shah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1995 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2008 (214) | 2017 (207) |
| In 2025 | 52 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ananya | Prisha |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 538 | 994 |
| 2010s | 1,679 | 1,483 |
| 2000s | 1,652 | 537 |
| 1990s | 141 | 0 |
From Sanskrit ananya (अनन्य), 'without another, unique, matchless'; also 'undivided' in the sense of single-minded devotion. Well established.
A modern name usually traced to Sanskrit for 'beloved, dear'. It is also widely glossed 'God's gift' and linked to Lakshmi, but that reading is popular rather than documented and its Sanskrit basis is unsettled (an Arabic 'gift' root is also cited).
Ananya is more popular than Prisha today: about 52 US babies were given the name Ananya in 2025, compared with 0 named Prisha.
Ananya means unique, matchless (sanskrit origin), while Prisha means beloved, dear one (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ananya first appears in 1995 and Prisha in 0, so Prisha has the longer recorded history.