Boys' name · since 1985
Pranay
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 480 babies named Pranay, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,885 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pranay is the #7885 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 480 recorded since 1985.
Pranay has 480 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7885 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #8,104 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,885 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 480 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pranay ranks #8,104 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,885 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 480 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,104 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,885 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 480
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pranay's 480 recorded births place it above 82.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Pranay compares
480 Top 45% higher than 55% of 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
Pranay's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pranay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 480 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pranay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pranay's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pranay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Pranay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (220 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Pranay's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Pranay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 220 births (46% of all-time use).
Pranay by state
Where Pranay concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 6.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 16 | 3.3% |
30 of 480 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Pranay's data
- Pranay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Pranays (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pranay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Pranay 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.