Recorded 1972–2021 Girls' name Peak 1980 264 births

Priti — girls' name

264 babies named Priti in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s921980s1091990s232000s302010s52020s5
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Priti was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

22 babies were named Priti in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Priti

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Priti between 1972 and 2021, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Priti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Priti performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Priti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Priti in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Priti 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 264 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.

Priti at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

264

Since 1972

50 years of records

Peak year

1980

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1972

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2021

Priti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1972

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
22
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 20212006199519881984198019761972 9

Priti by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
109 births that decade — 41% of Priti's all-time total
1970s921980s1091990s232000s302010s52020s5

Priti by state

Where Priti concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Priti
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 2.3%
#2 Illinois
5 1.9%
New Jersey share of Priti's total US births 2.3%
Even split

6 of 264 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Priti?
264 babies have been named Priti since 1972. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 22 births.
When was Priti most popular?
Priti was most popular in the 1980s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Priti most popular?
The top states for the name Priti are New Jersey (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Priti been used?
Priti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 50 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Priti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Priscilla, Princess, Priya, Priscila, 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, 1972–2021 (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.