The first name Priyanka
A girl’s name from Hindi.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hindi origin
From Hindi प्रियंका (priyaṅkā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Priyanka, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1997, with 47 births (#551).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Priyanka with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Priyanka at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 6 girls born in the United States were named Priyanka, the 14,518th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1998, when 84 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Priyanka mean?
- From Hindi प्रियंका (priyaṅkā).
- What is the origin of the name Priyanka?
- From Hindi प्रियंका (priyaṅkā).
- How popular is the name Priyanka?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Priyanka, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1997, with 47 births.
- Is Priyanka a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,790 US babies named Priyanka since 1880 were girls.
- When was Priyanka most popular?
- 1998 in the United States, when 84 babies were named Priyanka, its highest rank at 1,841st.