Preethi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- PREE-tee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Preethi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “love, joy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Preethi mean?
Sanskrit: South Indian spelling of Preeti, from Sanskrit priti
“love, joy”
Is Preethi a girl's or a boy's name?
Preethi is a girls' name.
How popular is Preethi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 20 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Preethi in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Preethi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Names like Preethi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Krishvi, Priya, Tanvi, Dhriti, Sanvi, Yashvi, Pranshi, Saanvi, Kashvi, Vivi, Anvi, Vaani
Names related to Preethi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Preethi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/preethi, updated 20 October 2026.