Pravin
Pravin is a name with multiple cultural origins: Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam.
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kannada
Meaning & Origin of Pravin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pravin is a name with multiple cultural origins: Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Marathi
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Malayalam
The Story of Pravin
The earliest SSA record of Pravin as a baby boy name dates back to 1981, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Pravin — #7,137 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Pravins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 63 Pravins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Pravin
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Names that sound like Pravin
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About the name Pravin
Pravin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Pravin's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #7,137. Use the chart and map above to compare Pravin'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.