girl's name

Piya

PEE-yuh (Hindi)

  • Origin Atayal
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 214

Piya is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Piya is a name of Atayal origin.
  • Peaked in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 2004.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Piya Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Piya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
2000s 40
2010s 63
2020s (to 2025) 15

How Popular Is Piya?

In 2024, Piya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Piya Is Used

Canada #3,328 5 in 2007
France #6,454 5 in 2023
England & Wales #6,967 3 in 2025
United States #16,272 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Piya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Piya Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Piya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Piya

  • Hindi PEE-yuh

Sibling Names for Piya

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Piya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Piya

How popular is the name Piya?

In 2024, Piya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Piya a girl's or a boy's name?

Piya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Piya?

Piya has 2 syllables.

When was Piya most popular?

Piya peaked in 2008, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Piya a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Piya currently ranks #6,967 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.