Total births
84
US rank #11618 Boys' name Peak 2010 84 births
Pranshu — #11618 US boys' name
84 babies named Pranshu in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11618
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 18% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Pranshu was born in this single decade.
2010
Single peak year
10 babies were named Pranshu in 2010 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Pranshu
The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Pranshu between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pranshu currently holds the #11618 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Pranshu performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pranshu shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Pranshu 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 84 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.
Pranshu at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2010
Current rank
#11,618
Active since
2003
Pranshu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003
- Peak year (2010)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
Pranshu by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 42 births that decade — 50% of Pranshu's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pranshu? ▼
84 babies have been named Pranshu since 2003. It currently ranks #11618 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 10 births.
When was Pranshu most popular? ▼
Pranshu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Pranshu been used? ▼
Pranshu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pranshu? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Pranshu
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Pranav Boy
#2266 4,169 births
Pratik Boy
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Pranay Boy
#6967 470 births
Pratham Boy
#7049 437 births
Praise Boy
#4510 370 births
Compare Pranshu side by side: Pranshu vs Pranav Pranshu vs Pratik Pranshu vs Pranay
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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, 2003–2024 (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.