Recorded 1972–2009 Girls' name Peak 2000 360 births

Preeti — girls' name

360 babies named Preeti in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s651980s1081990s842000s103
1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Preeti was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

18 babies were named Preeti in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Preeti

The Social Security Administration has registered 360 babies named Preeti between 1972 and 2009, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Preeti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Preeti performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Preeti shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Preeti in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Preeti 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 360 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.

Preeti at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

360

Since 1972

38 years of records

Peak year

2000

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1972

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2009

Preeti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1972

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2000)
18
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
5101520 20092003199819931988198319781972 7

Preeti by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
108 births that decade — 30% of Preeti's all-time total
1970s651980s1081990s842000s103

Preeti by state

Where Preeti concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Preeti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.7%
California share of Preeti's total US births 1.7%

6 of 360 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Preeti?
360 babies have been named Preeti since 1972. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2000 with 18 births.
When was Preeti most popular?
Preeti was most popular in the 1980s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Preeti most popular?
The top states for the name Preeti are California (6 births).
How long has the name Preeti been used?
Preeti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 38 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Preeti?
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.

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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, 1972–2009 (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.