MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Prithvi mean?
Prithvi is the Sanskrit name for the earth. The earth is also personified as a goddess in Vedic tradition. Although the noun is feminine in Sanskrit grammar, Prithvi is used as a personal name across genders.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
पृथ्वी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Prithvi in Indian usage
27,621 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (98.7%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 363 records (1.3%).
- Recorded as male: 27,258 records (98.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 835 |
| 1940s | 2,598 |
| 1950s | 4,840 |
| 1960s | 6,266 |
| 1970s | 5,389 |
| 1980s | 4,431 |
| 1990s | 3,054 |
| Other decades | 208 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 7,211 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6,888 |
| Bihar | 5,649 |
| Haryana | 4,239 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1,278 |
| Uttarakhand | 972 |
| Jharkhand | 894 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 388 |
| Other states | 102 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Prithvi / M | 10 | 2,269 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Prithvi; Table_6, C2402 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Prithvi; Table_6, C2402
- Monier-Williams, pṛthvī, p. 647,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.