Preeti
Preeti, also: Preethi, Preety, Preity, Priti, or Prethy, is a female given name in India.
Meaning & Origin of Preeti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Preeti, also: Preethi, Preety, Preity, Priti, or Prethy, is a female given name in India.
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Etymology
The Story of Preeti
Preeti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 18 Preetis were born — ranking #5,937 that year. As of 2026, Preeti ranks #10,678 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 360 Preetis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Preeti
Preeti is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 360 births in the dataset. Preeti's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #5,937. Use the chart and map above to compare Preeti'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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