Given name
Pravin
“one who is proficient”
Pravin is a variant of Praveen. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is proficient.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pravin is a variant of Praveen. One Hindi interpretation is “one who is proficient.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
The name draws on Sanskrit pravina, meaning “skilful”.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pravin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63
- 63 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 7 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. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,751 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Pravin
- Pravin GordhanSouth African politician (1949–2024)
- Pravin TogadiaIndian oncologist, activistborn 1956
- Pravin ThipsayIndian chess playerborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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