Recorded 1978–2009 Girls' name Peak 2002 188 births

Preethi — girls' name

188 babies named Preethi in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s271990s532000s103
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Preethi was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

20 babies were named Preethi in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Preethi

The Social Security Administration has registered 188 babies named Preethi between 1978 and 2009, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Preethi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Preethi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Preethi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Preethi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Preethi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 188 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Preethi at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

188

Since 1978

32 years of records

Peak year

2002

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1978

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2009

Preethi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1978

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2002)
20
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 20092005200219991995199019861978 5

Preethi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
103 births that decade — 55% of Preethi's all-time total
1970s51980s271990s532000s103

Preethi by state

Where Preethi concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Preethi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.7%
California share of Preethi's total US births 2.7%

5 of 188 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Preethi?
188 babies have been named Preethi since 1978. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2002 with 20 births.
When was Preethi most popular?
Preethi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Preethi most popular?
The top states for the name Preethi are California (5 births).
How long has the name Preethi been used?
Preethi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 32 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Preethi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Presley, Precious, Preslee, Presleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.