Priyanka
Around 123 people in Poland carry this name, and no girl has been given it since at least 2000: most Poles will never meet one. It comes from a root meaning "agreeable" or "amiable".
Priyanka Pronunciation
Priyanka is pronounced pryih-AHN-kah (/prjɨˈanka/).
What Priyanka means
Where Priyanka comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Priyanka begins in Sanskrit, where the root priya means dear or beloved. The related form priyankara points to one who is agreeable, amiable, pleasant to meet. From there the name came to describe easy company. The meaning sits close to the sound.
The best known bearer today is Priyanka Chopra, the Indian actress crowned Miss World in 2000. In India the name ranks among common girls' names, and it appears in Hindi and other Indian languages. Her fame carried the name far past its first home, into film posters and headlines across many countries.
In Polish the name reads as ukochana, kochana, the beloved one. On a Polish class register it would stand out among the Zuzannas and Julias, an import with its own history. That history runs back to priya, dear.
How many people are named Priyanka
1 in 187865 women in Poland is named Priyanka. 123 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3033 among female names.
Priyanka as a middle name
Priyanka is a first name for 123 women in Poland and a middle name for another 5, a 96/4 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 3808th, between Prema (5) and Prudence (5).
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#3806 Polianna5
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#3807 Prema5
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#3808 Priyanka5
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#3809 Prudence5
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#3810 Queen5