Girls' name · since 1978
Pallavi
Pallavi has 358 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
358 girls have been named Pallavi since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Pallavi has 358 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2017.
- #14,477 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pallavi ranks #14,477 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pallavi's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Pallavi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pallavi splits its recorded history at 1998: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pallavi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2017
- Peak year (1998)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Pallavi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (158 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Pallavi's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Pallavi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
130 births
- 2000s
2000s
158 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 158 births (44% of all-time use).
Pallavi by state
Where Pallavi concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 9.2% |
33 of 358 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pallavi's data
- Pallavi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (158 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Pallavis (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pallavi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pallavi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.