Boys' name · since 2003
Pranshu
Pranshu has 84 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
84 boys have been named Pranshu since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Pranshu recorded 84 times among boys since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 2003 to 2024.
- #18,584 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 84 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pranshu ranks #18,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pranshu's 84 recorded births place it above 59.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pranshu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pranshu's full recorded timeline at 2013, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pranshu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2010)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Pranshu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (42 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Pranshu's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Pranshu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Pranshu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Pranshu: 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 (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Pranshu 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.