Pallavi
Pallavi is an Indian feminine given name that may refer toPallavi (actress), Indian actress and producer Pallavi Aiyar, Indian journalist and author M. D.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Telugu
Meaning & Origin of Pallavi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pallavi is an Indian feminine given name that may refer toPallavi (actress), Indian actress and producer Pallavi Aiyar, Indian journalist and author M. D.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Kannada
- Telugu
- Tamil
The Story of Pallavi
The earliest SSA record of Pallavi as a baby girl name dates back to 1978, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Pallavi — #4,492 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Pallavi on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Pallavi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 358 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Pallavi
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pallavi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pahlavi
- Piave
- Pelvi
- Pally
- Pavlova
- Palaver
- Pullover
- Pavlov
- Plai
- Polive
- Pavi
- Pillowy
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Pallavi
Pallavi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 358 births in the dataset. Pallavi's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #4,492. Use the chart and map above to compare Pallavi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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