Boys' name · since 1972
Prakash
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Prakash, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,286 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Prakash sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 57 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prakash has been recorded 57 times among boys since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2006.
- #21,286 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 57 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prakash ranks #21,286 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #21,286 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 57
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Prakash's 57 recorded births place it above 53.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Prakash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prakash's full recorded timeline at 1990, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prakash popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2006
- Peak year (1995)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Prakash by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Prakash's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Prakash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Prakash's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2000s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Prakash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1972–2006 (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 Prakash 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.