Praveen
The meaning of "Praveen" in the Sanskrit language is "skilled" or "talented" or "honest". It is most often a male name and a given name, and less commonly a surname. A prevalent modern name, it has been adapted into many other languages. In various languages of South Asia, "praveen" is a word which refers to specialty.
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Kannada
Meaning & Origin of Praveen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The meaning of "Praveen" in the Sanskrit language is "skilled" or "talented" or "honest". It is most often a male name and a given name, and less commonly a surname. A prevalent modern name, it has been adapted into many other languages. In various languages of South Asia, "praveen" is a word which refers to specialty.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Kannada
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Malayalam
The Story of Praveen
Praveen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 10 births, good for #3,811 nationwide. About 29% of every Praveen on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Praveen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 217 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Praveen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Praveen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Praveen
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Praveen Chaudhari , Indian American physicist, former director of Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Praveen Thipsay , Indian chess grandmaster
- Praveen Swami , Indian security analyst, journalist and author. Former Diplomatic Editor The Daily Telegraph newspaper
- Yogesh Praveen , Indian author and expert on the history and culture of Avadh
- Praveen Kumar (cricketer) , Indian cricketer
- Pravin Amre , Indian cricketer
- Parveen Kumar Bala , the mayor of Ba, Fiji
- Praveen Togadia , General Secretary of the Vishva Hindu Parishad
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Names that sound like Praveen
Phonetically similar names — useful when Praveen is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Proven
- Previn
- Privine
- Province
- Proving
- Privy
- Peruvian
- Provent
- Provine
- Pavon
- Previa
- Provi
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About the name Praveen
Praveen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 217 births in the dataset. Praveen's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #3,811. Use the chart and map above to compare Praveen'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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