Preeti
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Preeti is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Preeti mean?
Sanskrit
A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
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Is Preeti a girl's or a boy's name?
Preeti is a girls' name.
How popular is Preeti 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 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Preeti in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Preeti in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Preeti in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Preeti in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Preeti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,330 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
Names like Preeti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya Dhriti Dhanvi Tanvi Sanvi Yashvi Krishvi Pranshi Kashvi Vaani Vaishnavi Anvi
Names related to Preeti
More Sanskrit names
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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, “Preeti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/preeti, updated 20 October 2026.