Boys' name · since 2000
Prajwal
Prajwal has 101 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,802 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 101
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Prajwal is the #12802 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 101 recorded since 2000.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prajwal has been recorded 101 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #12802 nationally and more common than 8% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #17,377 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,802 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 101 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prajwal ranks #17,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,802 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 101 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,802 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 101
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Prajwal's 101 recorded births place it above 61.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Prajwal compares
101 26th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Prajwal's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prajwal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 101 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Prajwal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prajwal's full recorded timeline at 2012, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prajwal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Prajwal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Prajwal's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Prajwal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Prajwal's data
- Prajwal's decade-level peak was the 2010s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Prajwal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Prajwal 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.