| Priyanka | Vanya | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Dear one, lovable | of the forest |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | pree-YAHN-kah | VAAN-yah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1998 (84) | 2020 (83) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Priyanka | Vanya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 78 | 445 |
| 2010s | 266 | 391 |
| 2000s | 592 | 214 |
| 1990s | 704 | 55 |
| 1980s | 150 | 11 |
| 1970s | 0 | 50 |
| 1960s | 0 | 78 |
| 1950s | 0 | 35 |
A Sanskrit name built on priya 'beloved, dear', with the sense 'lovable' or 'dear one'. Shares the priya root with Priya.
From Sanskrit vanya (वन्य), 'of the forest, wild, forest-born'. Cross-cultural: Vanya is also a Russian pet form of the male name Ivan.
Priyanka and Vanya are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Priyanka means Dear one, lovable (sanskrit origin), while Vanya means of the forest (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Priyanka first appears in 0 and Vanya in 0, so Priyanka has the longer recorded history.