Given name
Prajit
“a kind man”
Prajit is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a kind man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a kind man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Prajit through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 21 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Prajit’s family of names
Prajit has a related form in Prajean. Prajit has a related form in Prajeat. Prajit has a related form in Prajeen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Prajit, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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