Recorded 2000–2022 Boys' name Peak 2012 96 births

Prajwal — boys' name

96 babies named Prajwal in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s322010s582020s6
2010s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Prajwal was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

11 babies were named Prajwal in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prajwal

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Prajwal between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Prajwal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prajwal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Prajwal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prajwal 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 96 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.

Prajwal at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

96

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2012

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Prajwal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 20222018201620122010200820052000 5

Prajwal by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
58 births that decade — 60% of Prajwal's all-time total
2000s322010s582020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prajwal?
96 babies have been named Prajwal since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 11 births.
When was Prajwal most popular?
Prajwal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Prajwal been used?
Prajwal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Prajwal?
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, 2000–2022 (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.