Puneet
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Origin
- Hindi
Puneet is a name of Hindi origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Puneet mean?
Hindi
A male given name from Hindi.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Puneet a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Puneet has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Puneet in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Puneet in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Puneet in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
How popular is Puneet in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the girls named Puneet in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Puneet in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9,472 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 5 | #13,719 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
More Hindi names
Prisha, Saanvi, Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Reyansh, Sai, Shanaya, Neev, Aarush, Rivaan, Samaira, Rishaan, Sanaya, Tulsi
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, “Puneet: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/puneet, updated 20 October 2026.