Total births
66
Girls' name · since 2008
Pragnya
66 babies named Pragnya in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 66
- total births
- 2008–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
66 girls have been named Pragnya since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Pragnya has 66 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2022.
- 66 total births
- 2008–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
66 girls have been named Pragnya since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 66
- total births
- 2008–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
56% of everyone ever named Pragnya was born in this single decade.
2008
Single peak year
11 babies were named Pragnya in 2008 - its busiest year on record.
Pragnya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pragnya's full recorded timeline at 2016, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pragnya at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Pragnya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Pragnya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Pragnya's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Pragnya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (56% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pragnya? ▼
Pragnya has been given to 66 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 11 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Pragnya most popular? ▼
Pragnya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Pragnya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Pragnya since 2008 -- 15 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Pragnya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Praise, Pranavi, Prairie, Prachi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Pragnya's data
- Pragnya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pragnya
Nearby Names Like Pragnya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Pragnya
Praise Girl
#3860 933 births
Pranavi Girl
#6551 552 births
Prairie Girl
#4236 501 births
Prachi Girl
423 births
Pragya Girl
#11672 234 births
Compare Pragnya side by side: Pragnya vs Praise Pragnya vs Pranavi Pragnya vs Prairie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pragnya: Baby Name Since 2008 - 66 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pragnya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pragnya 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 July 2026.