Recorded 1981–2002 Boys' name Peak 1982 63 births

Pradeep — boys' name

63 babies named Pradeep in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s282000s6
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Pradeep was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

8 babies were named Pradeep in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pradeep

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Pradeep between 1981 and 2002, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pradeep currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pradeep performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pradeep shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pradeep 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 63 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.

Pradeep at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

63

Since 1981

22 years of records

Peak year

1982

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1981

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2002

Pradeep popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1981

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1982)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Pradeep by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 46% of Pradeep's all-time total
1980s291990s282000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pradeep?
63 babies have been named Pradeep since 1981. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1982 with 8 births.
When was Pradeep most popular?
Pradeep was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Pradeep been used?
Pradeep has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 22 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Pradeep?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pranav, Pratik, Pranay, Pratham, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1981–2002 (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.