Preet
The Story of Preet
As a girl name
American parents first put Preet on the record books as a girl name in 1992, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 10 Preets were born — ranking #10,372 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Preets. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 88 Preets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Preet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2000: 13 births, good for #5,296 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 56% of all recorded Preets. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 148 Preets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Preet
Preet is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 148 births in the dataset. Preet's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #5,296. Use the chart and map above to compare Preet'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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