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Parmeet

Gender
Mostly boys
Say it
par-MEET
Origin
Punjabi

Parmeet is a name of Punjabi origin, meaning “supreme friend”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Parmeet mean?

Punjabi: Punjabi param 'supreme' + meet 'friend'

“supreme friend”

Is Parmeet a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Parmeet has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys.

How popular is Parmeet in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 boys.

1999Busiest: 6 in 20082015
Parmeet in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20154#4,086
20144#4,063
20133#4,884
20120–
20110–
20104#4,026
20090–
20086#2,906
20070–
20060–
20053#3,992
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19991#3,925

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Parmeet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/parmeet, updated 20 October 2026.