Given name
Preeti
“one who loves and is loved”
Preeti is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
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 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Preeti through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 360
- 0 boys · 360 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 18 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 girls is 10 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,832 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.
Preeti’s family of names
Preeti has a related form in Priya. In English usage, Preeti has a related form in Priti. In English usage, Preeti has a related form in Priti.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Preeti has relatives in 22 languages.
23 related names in 22 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Priyavariant
- Pritivariant · English
- Prettyvariant · English
- Pritikavariant
- Preethivariant · English
- Preativariant
- Pritievariant
- Preetievariant
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Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Preeti
- Preeti JhangianiIndian film actress and modelborn 1980
- Preeti GangulyIndian actress (1953-2012)
- Preeti Aminactor
- Preeti PanigrahiIndian actressborn 2002
- Preeti SaranIndian diplomatborn 1958
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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