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