Given name & surname
Pretty
“one who loves and is loved”
In English use, Pretty has a related form in Preeti. One Indian interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Pretty has a related form in Preeti. One Indian interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Pretty has a related form in Preeti. An origin associated with Preeti is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pretty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 103
- 0 boys · 103 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 377 as a first name in 2020; 767 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pretty’s family of names
In English usage, Pretty has a related form in Preeti.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.