Girls' name · since 1973
Purvi
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 292 babies named Purvi, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
292 babies have been named Purvi since 1973, making it today's #13542 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Purvi has been recorded 292 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #13542 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #16,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,542 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 292 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Purvi ranks #16,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,542 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 292 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,542 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Purvi's 292 recorded births place it above 77.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Purvi compares
292 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Purvi's all-time total is 22% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Purvi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 292 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Purvi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Purvi's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Purvi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Purvi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (76 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Purvi's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Purvi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 76 births (26% of all-time use).
Purvi by state
Where Purvi concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 6 | 2.1% |
6 of 292 births nationwide.
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What to do with Purvi's data
- Purvi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Purvis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Purvi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Purvi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.