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Prateek

♂ Boy

Pronounced pruh-TEEK /prəˈtik/Medium

Meaning: Prateek is a Sanskrit name, from pratik, meaning 'symbol,' 'emblem,' or 'image.' Common among Hindu families in India and its diaspora, it is often understood as standing for a sign or representation of something greater.Low

In 30 seconds: Prateek is a Sanskrit name meaning 'symbol' or 'emblem.' Rare in the United States, it appeared with Indian families and rose most in the two-thousands (said pruh-TEEK).
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Origin MediumSanskrit, Indian
MeaningPrateek is a Sanskrit name, from pratik, meaning 'symbol,' 'emblem,' or 'image.' Common among Hindu families in India and its diaspora, it is often understood as standing for a sign or representation of something greater.
U.S. rank (2021)#13589 ↘ Falling
2021 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2010
Total births (all-time)≈ 228

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201019892021

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Prateek is a Sanskrit name from pratik, 'symbol' or 'emblem,' well established among Hindu families across India and the wider Indian diaspora. It reaches United States records mainly through Indian immigrant families rather than any English-language naming trend.

In American data it appears from the late nineteen-eighties with a slim high around 2010, always uncommon. A boy named Prateek then is a teenager or young adult today.

Did you know? The Sanskrit word pratik, behind the name Prateek, can mean a symbol or emblem, and in some texts it carries the sense of a sign that points toward a deeper reality.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Prateek — Sanskrit pratik ('symbol/emblem/image'); Hindu use

Variations

PrateikPratikPrathik

Nicknames

PratikTeek

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Prateek mean?

It is a Sanskrit name meaning 'symbol,' 'emblem,' or 'image'.

How do you pronounce Prateek?

It is said pruh-TEEK /prəˈtik/, 2 syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Prateek a boy or girl name?

Prateek is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Prateek?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the early twenty-tens.

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