US rank #11633 Girls' name Peak 2018 233 births

Pragya — #11633 US girls' name

233 babies named Pragya in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s712010s1132020s49
#11633
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Pragya was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

18 babies were named Pragya in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pragya

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Pragya between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pragya currently holds the #11633 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pragya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pragya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pragya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pragya 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 233 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.

Pragya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

233

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2018

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,633

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pragya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
18
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122009200620032001 6

Pragya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
113 births that decade — 48% of Pragya's all-time total
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Pragya by state

Where Pragya concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pragya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 5.6%
California share of Pragya's total US births 5.6%

13 of 233 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pragya?
233 babies have been named Pragya since 2001. It currently ranks #11633 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 18 births.
When was Pragya most popular?
Pragya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Pragya most popular?
The top states for the name Pragya are California (13 births).
How long has the name Pragya been used?
Pragya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pragya?
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.

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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, 2001–2024 (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.