How Many People Are Named Priyanka?
An estimated 1,741 people in the United States have the first name Priyanka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Priyanka peaked in popularity in 1998 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Priyanka as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Priyanka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,741
About 1 in 196,872 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1998
84 births
Total Registered
1,783
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Priyanka
Priyanka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,783 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Priyanka as a female name
Ranked #9,383 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (84 births)
Priyanka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Priyanka span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 703 babies were registered. Priyanka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Priyanka by Decade
How has Priyanka tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Priyanka by State
Birth registrations for Priyanka span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Florida, Maryland, Ohio. On average, about 76 Priyankas were registered per state.
Priyanka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Priyanka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Priyanka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Priyanka?
We estimate approximately 1,741 people named Priyanka are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 196,872 Americans share this first name.
Is Priyanka a common name?
Priyanka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,783 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Priyanka most popular?
Priyanka reached peak popularity in 1998, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Priyanka is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Priyanka a female name?
Priyanka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Priyanka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Priyanka Smith, Priyanka Johnson, Priyanka Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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