Girls' name · since 1982
Prachi
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.
- #13,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 423
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
423 girls have been named Prachi since 1982, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Prachi recorded 423 times among girls since 1982, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2020.
- #13,077 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 423 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prachi ranks #13,077 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 423 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,077 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 423
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Prachi's 423 recorded births place it above 81.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Prachi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Prachi splits its recorded history at 2003: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Prachi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2020
- Peak year (2007)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Prachi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (190 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Prachi's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Prachi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 190 births (45% of all-time use).
Prachi by state
Where Prachi concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 5.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 11 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
22 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Prachi's data
- Prachi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Prachis (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Prachi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Prachi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.