The baby name Pritham is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈprɪtəm/ (PRIT-um); regional: /prəˈtʰəm/ (PRA-thum) or PREE-thum.
Pritham is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Pritham is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈprɪtəm/ (PRIT-um); regional: /prəˈtʰəm/ (PRA-thum) or PREE-thum.
Pritham is Sanskrit in Origin.
Pritham is a South Asian masculine name rooted in Sanskrit terms for love and joy. It relates to priti/prita (affection, delight) and priyatama (most beloved), which, through Prakrit into modern Indo-Aryan languages, produced the familiar Pritam/Preetam meaning "beloved" or "dear one." In southern usage the long vowel appears as Preetham; Pritham is a contemporary spelling with the same sense: one who is dearly loved or loving.
The devotional weight of Pritam/Preetam in bhakti poetry and Sikh scripture - where it often names the Divine Beloved - helped the name spread across North India, Bengal, and the diaspora, while Preetham became common in Kannada, Telugu, and Malayalam. Variants and short forms include Pritam, Preetam, Preetham, Preet, and Prit. Avoid confusing it with Pratham, a separate Sanskrit name meaning "first."
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #302 | 5 | 2,588 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #367 | 3 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #868 | 14 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #990 | 12 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Pritham is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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