How Many People Are Named Purvi?
An estimated 273 people in the United States have the first name Purvi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Purvi peaked in popularity in 1981 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Purvi as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Purvi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
273
About 1 in 1,255,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1981
16 births
Total Registered
286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Purvi
Purvi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 286 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Purvi as a female name
Ranked #17,181 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1981 (16 births)
Purvi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Purvi span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 76 babies were registered. Purvi has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Purvi by Decade
How has Purvi tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Purvi by State
Purvi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Purvi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Purvi
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Purvi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Purvi?
We estimate approximately 273 people named Purvi are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,255,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Purvi a common name?
Purvi is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Purvi most popular?
Purvi reached peak popularity in 1981, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Purvi is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Purvi a female name?
Purvi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Purvi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Purvi Smith, Purvi Johnson, Purvi Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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