Female name
Priya
2,993 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2014. Expression number: 33.
Origin
From Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā). Doublet of Frigg (and variants).From Wiktionary, entry “Priya”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2014: 155 births. 2,993 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It is still given: 203 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2014: 211 births. 6,562 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1980s to the 2020s. It really came into use around 1972. It is still given: 576 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2017: 31 births. 234 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2014. It is still given: 81 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
7 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 1 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
9 + 1 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
7 + 9 + 7 = 23 → 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 7 · reflection, inner life, seeking
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.