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Parth

Masculine · “son of Pritha”

1985high 1999
#2572 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare51 boys in 2025

Parth is a name of Arjuna in the Mahabharata — son of Pritha — and Krishna addresses him by it throughout the Gita.

How old is the name Parth?

Parth first appears in US birth records in 1985 — 40 years ago. The typical Parth alive today was born around 2003, making them about 22 years old. About 2,100 people named Parth are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Parth most popular?

Parth peaked in 1996, reaching #1257 nationally. Today it ranks #2572, 1,315 places below that high. See the whole 1996 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Parth

The Bhagavad Gita is a conversation on a battlefield between Krishna and Arjuna, and Krishna calls him Partha — son of Pritha — again and again, naming him by his mother rather than his father. Parth is the modern Indian form and appears in American records in current use.

Meaning

son of Pritha

From the Sanskrit Partha, a patronymic — the son of Pritha, another name for Kunti, Arjuna's mother. The Bhagavad Gita has Krishna address Arjuna as Partha repeatedly. The Sanskrit is documented and the reference specific.

How the name formed

  1. Pritha
  2. Partha
  3. Parth

Related forms: पार्थ · Parth · Parth

Pronouncing Parth

PARTH

One syllable. The final th is an aspirated t in Sanskrit, not the English th.

Nicknames for Parth

Moderate

ParthuThe affectionate Indian stretch, widely used
ParA clipping, used inside families rather than generally
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

BOYS NAMED · 1985–202589450895119852025

US babies named Parth per year from 1985 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#12571980s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1985
Most boys named
199989 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#1257reached in 1996
Change vs 2024
+37.8%51 in 2025, from 37
Parth sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1999, with 89 boys. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Parth in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • पार्थ in Sanskrit — transliteration
  • Parth in Hindi — same name
  • Parth in Gujarati — same name

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New Jersey, Texas.

Parths among us

2,100

people named Parth are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 boy in 33,492 born in 2025 was named Parth

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Parth

#2572
Parth on the 2025 chart
#867
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Parth went to 51 boys in 2025, but Paarth is the same name said out loud. Together the 2 spellings went to 61, which makes it the 867th most-given boys’ name of the year — 1,705 places above the chart.

  • Parth51
  • Paarth10

About 1 boy in 28,001 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 33,492 for Parth itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Derron test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Parth's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Derron climbed just as high around 1968, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Derron's path sketches the road Parth is walking now.

40%chance Parth will feel dated by 2040
Parth, aligned on its peakDerron· peak 1968not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-10 yrs+60 yrsDerron · #9582Parth today
Parth today is about where Derron stood in 1997 — 29 years past a #1258-sized peak. By 2012, Derron had settled around #5946.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Parth sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Parth is headed

19852030

US babies named Parth per year, 1985 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Parth should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.

Steady+4% by 2030projected around #2,628 in 2030

Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Parth beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Parth in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Parththis name51#2572Ripp51#2572Efraim51#2572Willem51#2572Duane51#2572

US boys given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • That Krishna names him by his mother throughout the Gita is a first-rate detail.
  • The Bhagavad Gita is a first-rate text standing behind it.
  • One syllable, compact, and easy to say approximately.
What to consider
  • The aspirated t is mispronounced by English speakers.
  • It reads as specifically Hindu.
  • It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.

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Frequently asked

How many Parths are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,100 people named Parth are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Parth?
Parth is the most-used spelling in US records — 51 of the 61 babies given the name in 2025. The others recorded are Paarth.
How popular is the name Parth in 2025?
Parth ranks #2572 among US boy names in 2025, with 51 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Parth?
About 1 in every 33,492 US boys born in 2025 was named Parth — 51 in all.
Will my child share the name Parth with classmates?
Parth will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Parth

Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.

Ripp#2572 · Efraim#2572 · Willem#2572 · Duane#2572 · Nikolaos#2572 · Nicolai#2572 · Zair#2572 · Stryker#2572

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