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