Boys' name · since 2001
Praneel
Praneel has 269 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,475 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
269 babies have been named Praneel since 2001, making it today's #7475 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Praneel has been recorded 269 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #7475 nationally and more common than 46% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #11,251 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,475 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 269 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Praneel ranks #11,251 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,475 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 269 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,475 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Praneel's 269 recorded births place it above 75.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Praneel compares
269 43rd percentile among 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
Praneel's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Praneel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 269 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Praneel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Praneel's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Praneel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Praneel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Praneel's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Praneel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
99 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (46% of all-time use).
Praneel by state
Where Praneel concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 7.1% |
19 of 269 births nationwide.
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What to do with Praneel's data
- Praneel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Praneels (19 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Praneel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Praneel 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.