Girls' name · since 2001
Pragya
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 234 babies named Pragya, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pragya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 234 recorded since 2001.
Pragya has 234 recorded births among girls since 2001, 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 2001 to 2024.
- #18,245 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 234 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pragya ranks #18,245 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 234 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,245 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 234
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pragya's 234 recorded births place it above 74.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Pragya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pragya's full recorded timeline at 2013, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pragya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Pragya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (113 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Pragya's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Pragya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
72 births
- 2010s
2010s
113 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 113 births (48% of all-time use).
Pragya by state
Where Pragya concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 13 | 5.6% |
13 of 234 births nationwide.
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- Pragya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (113 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Pragyas (13 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Pragya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2001–2024 (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 Pragya 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.