The first name Preet
A unisex name from Sanskrit meaning “love”, “affection”, “fondness”.
1 syllable Unisex
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Preet means “love”, “affection”, “fondness” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रीत (prīta, “love, affection, fondness”).
More names that mean love.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Preet, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 17 births (#1,733).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Preet with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Preet at birth, 1880–2025
In 2017, 7 boys born in the United States were named Preet, the 10,506th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 13 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.
Preet in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Preet
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Preet BhararaAmerican lawyer and former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, born 1968
- Preet Kaur GillBritish politician and Labour MP (born 1972)
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Questions
- What does the name Preet mean?
- Preet means “love”, “affection”, “fondness” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Preet?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रीत (prīta, “love, affection, fondness”).
- How popular is the name Preet?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Preet, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 2017, with 17 births.
- Is Preet a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 236 US babies named Preet since 1880, 37% were girls and 63% boys.
- When was Preet most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 13 babies were named Preet, its highest rank at 5,507th.