Entry № 1969 · Sanskrit origin

Priyanka Priyanka — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ pree-YANG-kah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Beloved (Priyanka Chopra Jonas; Priyanka Gandhi)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "beloved (priyanka chopra jonas; priyanka gandhi)".

Priyanka (प्रियंका) is from the Sanskrit priya (beloved) + aṅka (mark, sign) — "the beloved one." **Priyanka Chopra Jonas (born 1982)** — **Indian actress, model, and producer; Miss World 2000 and one of the highest-paid actresses globally**. **First Indian actor to lead an American network drama series** (*Quantico*, ABC, 2015-2018). **Founded Purple Pebble Pictures in 2015** to develop South Asian and women-led films; UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2010. **Has starred in over 60 films across Hindi, Tamil, and English cinema**. **Padma Shri (2016)** — India's fourth-highest civilian honor. **Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (born 1972)** — Indian politician and granddaughter of Indira Gandhi.

Author of *Unfinished* (2021) — her memoir on the bicultural Hollywood-Bollywood career.

Beloved. Miss World 2000; first Indian actor to lead an American network drama; founded Purple Pebble Pictures.

The name in its native script.

प्रियंका
Transliteration
Priyaṅkā
Pronunciation
/ priːˈjɑːŋ.kə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Priyanka stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Priyanka · last year
105 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Priyankas before her.

Real people
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
Indian actress and producer.
born 1982
Priyanka Gandhi
Indian politician.
born 1972
In fiction
Alex Parrish
Quantico.
2015

Names connected to Priyanka.

The number behind Priyanka.

7

The Seeker

Priyanka reduces to seven — the number of beloved.

Why families chose this name.

"Chopra's beloved. Eight letters. Priyanka."
Priya · Mother of one · Jamshedpur