Fun Facts About the Name Pritha
- 5 babies named Pritha: U.S. records list 5 babies given the name Pritha from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Pritha Mean?
Pritha is a Sanskrit female name commonly explained as "the earth." It corresponds to Sanskrit Pṛthā (पृथा), a word connected with pṛthu, "broad, wide"; the earth is traditionally described as the broad one. The literal sense is therefore closer to "broad" than to a modern geographical idea, while "the earth" is the customary meaning given to the name. In the Mahabharata, Pritha is the birth name of Kunti, mother of the Pandavas, but that literary association does not supply the name's etymology.
Pritha Name History & Origins
In the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, Pritha is the name given at birth to Kunti. She is a Yadava princess, the daughter of King Shurasena, and is adopted by the childless King Kuntibhoja, from whom she receives the name Kunti. The epic tells that the sage Durvasa granted her a mantra by which she could summon a god. She used it before her marriage to Pandu and bore Karna to the sun god Surya; later, as Pandu's wife, she bore Yudhishthira, Bhima, and Arjuna to Dharma, Vayu, and Indra. These stories are religious and literary tradition, not a documentary record of the name's first use. The name Pritha has continued as a female given name in India and Nepal and among South Asian communities elsewhere.
How Popular is the Name Pritha?
Pritha has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #16,691 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,691 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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