Total births
29
Girls' name · since 2008
Pranaya
29 babies named Pranaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 2008–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
29 girls have been named Pranaya since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pranaya recorded 29 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2016.
- 29 total births
- 2008–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 79% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Pranaya since 2008, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 29
- total births
- 2008–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 79%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
79% of everyone ever named Pranaya was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
11 babies were named Pranaya in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Pranaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pranaya's full recorded timeline at 2013, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pranaya at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2008
Pranaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2016
- Peak year (2013)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Pranaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Pranaya's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Pranaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (79% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pranaya? ▼
Pranaya has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 2008, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 11 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Pranaya most popular? ▼
Pranaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Pranaya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Pranaya since 2008 -- 9 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Pranaya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Praise, Pranavi, Prairie, Prachi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Pranaya
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Pranavi Girl
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Prairie Girl
#4236 501 births
Prachi Girl
423 births
Pragya Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2008–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pranaya: Baby Name Since 2008 - 29 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pranaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pranaya 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 July 2026.