Recorded 1973–2022 Girls' name Peak 1981 286 births

Purvi — girls' name

286 babies named Purvi in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s761990s232000s382010s762020s5
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Purvi was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

16 babies were named Purvi in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Purvi

The Social Security Administration has registered 286 babies named Purvi between 1973 and 2022, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Purvi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Purvi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Purvi 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 . In total, SSA state-level files list Purvi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Purvi 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 286 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.

Purvi at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

286

Since 1973

50 years of records

Peak year

1981

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1973

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2022

Purvi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1973

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1981)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20222015201020011989198219771973 8

Purvi by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
76 births that decade — 27% of Purvi's all-time total
1970s681980s761990s232000s382010s762020s5

Purvi by state

Where Purvi concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Purvi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 2.1%
New Jersey share of Purvi's total US births 2.1%

6 of 286 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Purvi?
286 babies have been named Purvi since 1973. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1981 with 16 births.
When was Purvi most popular?
Purvi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Purvi most popular?
The top states for the name Purvi are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Purvi been used?
Purvi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 50 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Purvi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Purity, Pura, Purpose, Purva, 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, 1973–2022 (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.