Recorded 1982–2020 Girls' name Peak 2007 423 births

Prachi — girls' name

423 babies named Prachi in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s1112000s1902010s1012020s5
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Prachi was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

27 babies were named Prachi in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prachi

The Social Security Administration has registered 423 babies named Prachi between 1982 and 2020, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Prachi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prachi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Prachi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Prachi in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prachi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 423 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Prachi at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

423

Since 1982

39 years of records

Peak year

2007

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1982

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2020

Prachi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1982

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
27
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
051015202530 202020142010200620021998199419891982 5

Prachi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
190 births that decade — 45% of Prachi's all-time total
1980s161990s1112000s1902010s1012020s5

Prachi by state

Where Prachi concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Prachi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 5.2%
#2 New Jersey
11 2.6%
#3 Texas
5 1.2%
California share of Prachi's total US births 5.2%
Even split

22 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prachi?
423 babies have been named Prachi since 1982. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 27 births.
When was Prachi most popular?
Prachi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 190 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Prachi most popular?
The top states for the name Prachi are California (22 births), New Jersey (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Prachi been used?
Prachi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 39 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Prachi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Praise, Pranavi, Prairie, Pragya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.