Pranav — #2266 US boys' name
4,169 babies named Pranav in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 84% of names given to boys today.
48% of everyone ever named Pranav was born in this single decade.
236 babies were named Pranav in 2004 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Pranav
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,169 babies named Pranav between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pranav currently holds the #2266 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 236 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Pranav performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,010 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pranav shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 851 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Pranav in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Pranav 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 4,169 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.
Pranav at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Pranav popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977
- Peak year (2004)
- 236
- Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
Currently ranks #2266 among boys.
4,169 total births across 48 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 236 births in a single year.
Pranav by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 2,010 births that decade — 48% of Pranav's all-time total
Pranav decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,010 births
- Runner-up 1,426 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Pranav's strongest decade
2,010 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 48% of all-time use.
Pranav by state
Where Pranav concentrates geographically — total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 851 | 20.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 397 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 346 | 8.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 195 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 153 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 133 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 129 | 3.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 120 | 2.9% |
851 of 4,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 20.4% of nationwide
- New Jersey 9.5% of nationwide
- Texas 8.3% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.7% of nationwide
- Virginia 3.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 24 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 20.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Pranav appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1977–2024 (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.