Recorded 2001–2023 Boys' name Peak 2014 258 births

Praneel — boys' name

258 babies named Praneel in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s992010s1252020s34
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Praneel was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

19 babies were named Praneel in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Praneel

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Praneel between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Praneel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Praneel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Praneel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Praneel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Praneel 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 258 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.

Praneel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

258

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2014

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Praneel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2014)
19
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20232020201720142011200820052001 6

Praneel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
125 births that decade — 48% of Praneel's all-time total
2000s992010s1252020s34

Praneel by state

Where Praneel concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Praneel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
19 7.4%
California share of Praneel's total US births 7.4%

19 of 258 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Praneel?
258 babies have been named Praneel since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2014 with 19 births.
When was Praneel most popular?
Praneel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Praneel most popular?
The top states for the name Praneel are California (19 births).
How long has the name Praneel been used?
Praneel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Praneel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pranav, Pratik, Pranay, Pratham, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2001–2023 (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.