Purvi
Feminine
Purvi entered the US charts in 1973, peaked at #4532 in 1981, ranks #13208 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Purvi?
Purvi first appears in US birth records in 1973 — 52 years ago. The typical Purvi alive today was born around 1990, making them about 35 years old. About 300 people named Purvi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Purvi most popular?
Purvi peaked in 1981, reaching #4532 nationally. Today it ranks #13208, 8,676 places below that high. See the whole 1981 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1973
- Most girls named
- 198116 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4532reached in 1981
- Change vs 2022
- +20.0%6 in 2025, from 5
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.
Purvis among us
people named Purvi are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 267,878 born in 2025 was named Purvi
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Venissa test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Purvi's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Venissa climbed just as high around 1962, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Venissa's path sketches the road Purvi is walking now.
Purvi 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
Purvi beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Purvi in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Purvis are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Purvi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Purvi in 2025?
- Purvi ranks #13208 among US girl names in 2025, with 6 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Purvi?
- About 1 in every 267,878 US girls born in 2025 was named Purvi — 6 in all.
- Will my child share the name Purvi with classmates?
- Purvi will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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