Prakriti
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Prakriti is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Prakriti mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Prakriti a girl's or a boy's name?
Prakriti is a girls' name.
How popular is Prakriti in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Prakriti in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
How popular is Prakriti in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 11 girls. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the girls named Prakriti in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prakriti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 7 | #12,459 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
Names like Prakriti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saanvi, Dhanvi, Dhriti, Pranshi, Vaishnavi, Sanvi, Vaani, Yashvi, Prisha, Kashvi, Avani, Anvi
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, “Prakriti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/prakriti, updated 20 October 2026.