Parvati
Parvati is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which comes from the name of the goddess Parvati. Alternative spellings include Parvathy and Parvathi.
- Hinduism
- Hindi
Meaning & Origin of Parvati
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Parvati is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian feminine given name, which comes from the name of the goddess Parvati. Alternative spellings include Parvathy and Parvathi.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Hindi
The Story of Parvati
The earliest SSA record of Parvati as a baby girl name dates back to 2008, when 6 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Parvati — #15,404 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Parvati on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Parvati last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Parvati
Phonetically similar names — useful when Parvati is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Parroty
- Paravati
- Party
- Poverty
- Parity
- Partie
- Parti
- Partee
- Parente
- Parodi
- Pirata
- Parenti
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About the name Parvati
Parvati is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Parvati's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #15,404. Use the chart and map above to compare Parvati'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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