US rank #6647 Boys' name Peak 2009 374 births

Prithvi — #6647 US boys' name

374 babies named Prithvi in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s302000s1442010s1362020s64
#6647
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 53% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Prithvi was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

21 babies were named Prithvi in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prithvi

The Social Security Administration has registered 374 babies named Prithvi between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Prithvi currently holds the #6647 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prithvi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Prithvi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Prithvi in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prithvi 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 374 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.

Prithvi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

374

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2009

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,647

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Prithvi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
21
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Prithvi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
144 births that decade — 39% of Prithvi's all-time total
1990s302000s1442010s1362020s64

Prithvi by state

Where Prithvi concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Prithvi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 8.8%
#2 New Jersey
6 1.6%
California share of Prithvi's total US births 8.8%
Even split

33 of 374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prithvi?
374 babies have been named Prithvi since 1996. It currently ranks #6647 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 21 births.
When was Prithvi most popular?
Prithvi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Prithvi most popular?
The top states for the name Prithvi are California (33 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Prithvi been used?
Prithvi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Prithvi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prince, Princeton, Price, Primo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.