| Priya | Prisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beloved, dear | beloved, dear one |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | PREE-yah | PREE-shah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1969 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2014 (211) | 2017 (207) |
| In 2025 | 99 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Priya | Prisha |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 700 | 994 |
| 2010s | 1,650 | 1,483 |
| 2000s | 1,745 | 537 |
| 1990s | 1,342 | 0 |
| 1980s | 809 | 0 |
| 1970s | 308 | 0 |
| 1960s | 8 | 0 |
From the Sanskrit priya (priyā) meaning 'beloved, dear, cherished'. A well-established Indic 'beloved' root, also the basis of Priyanka.
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).
Priya is more popular than Prisha today: about 99 US babies were given the name Priya in 2025, compared with 0 named Prisha.
Priya means Beloved, dear (sanskrit origin), while Prisha means beloved, dear one (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Priya first appears in 1969 and Prisha in 0, so Prisha has the longer recorded history.