US rank #6967 Boys' name Peak 2010 470 births

Pranay — #6967 US boys' name

470 babies named Pranay in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s492000s2202010s1572020s39
#6967
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Pranay was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

29 babies were named Pranay in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pranay

The Social Security Administration has registered 470 babies named Pranay between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pranay currently holds the #6967 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pranay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Pranay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Pranay in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pranay 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 470 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.

Pranay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

470

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2010

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,967

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pranay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
29
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
010203040 202420202016201220082004200019961985 5

Pranay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
220 births that decade — 47% of Pranay's all-time total
1980s51990s492000s2202010s1572020s39

Pranay by state

Where Pranay concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Pranay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 6.4%
#2 New Jersey
16 3.4%
California share of Pranay's total US births 6.4%
Even split

30 of 470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pranay?
470 babies have been named Pranay since 1985. It currently ranks #6967 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 29 births.
When was Pranay most popular?
Pranay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Pranay most popular?
The top states for the name Pranay are California (30 births), New Jersey (16 births).
How long has the name Pranay been used?
Pranay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pranay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pranav, Pratik, Pratham, Praise, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.