Recorded 2002–2008 Unisex name Peak 2002 29 births

Pranjal — unisex name

29 babies named Pranjal in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s29
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Pranjal was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

9 babies were named Pranjal in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pranjal

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Pranjal between 2002 and 2008, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pranjal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Pranjal is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pranjal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pranjal 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 29 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.

Pranjal at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

29

Since 2002

7 years of records

Peak year

2002

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

2002

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2008

Pranjal popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2002

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2002)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
45678910 20082007200520042002 9

Pranjal popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 1999 (Pranjal as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
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Pranjal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
29 births that decade — 100% of Pranjal's all-time total
2000s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pranjal?
29 babies have been named Pranjal since 2002. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2002 with 9 births.
When was Pranjal most popular?
Pranjal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Is Pranjal a unisex name?
Yes, Pranjal is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 29 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Pranjal been used?
Pranjal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 7 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Pranjal?
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.

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, 2002–2008 (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.