Given name
Prateek
“a sign or symbol”
Prateek is a variant of Pratik. One Indian interpretation is “a sign or symbol.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Prateek is a variant of Pratik. One Indian interpretation is “a sign or symbol.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Prateek is a variant of Pratik. An origin associated with Pratik is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Prateek through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 228
- 228 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 16 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 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,120 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Prateek’s family of names
Prateek has a related form in Pratik. In English usage, Prateek has a related form in Pratik.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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