Piya
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning beloved or dear one.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5927
3 babies
Piya by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Piya. In the US, 7 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Piya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean love
Like Piya, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Rosethe rose flower; symbol of love666 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Freyalady; goddess of love1,802 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amybeloved1,724 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Piya
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