Prachi
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Prachi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “east”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Prachi mean?
Sanskrit
“east”
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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Is Prachi a girl's or a boy's name?
Prachi is a girls' name.
How popular is Prachi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Prachi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prachi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Prachi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 27 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Prachi in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prachi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7,140 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7,063 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 27 | #5,227 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 18 | #6,484 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 18 | #6,124 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Names like Prachi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi Tanvi Dhriti Sanvi Yashvi Priya Dhanvi Kashvi Avni Pranshi Prisha Vaani
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Prachi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/prachi, updated 20 October 2026.