The first name Prachi
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “east”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Prachi means “east” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राची (prācī, “east”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Prachi last appeared in the official list in 2022, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2007, with 16 births (#1,573).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Prachi with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Prachi at birth, 1880–2025
In 2020, 5 girls born in the United States were named Prachi, the 16,957th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 27 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Prachi
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Prachee Shah PandyaActress, born 1980
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Questions
- What does the name Prachi mean?
- Prachi means “east” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Prachi?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राची (prācī, “east”).
- How popular is the name Prachi?
- In 2022, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Prachi, ranking 4,645th. Its peak was 2007, with 16 births.
- Is Prachi a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 423 US babies named Prachi since 1880 were girls.
- When was Prachi most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 27 babies were named Prachi, its highest rank at 5,351st.