Boys' name · since 2001
Pratham
448 babies named Pratham in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,476 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
448 babies have been named Pratham since 2001, making it today's #7476 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pratham has been recorded 448 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #7476 nationally and more common than 46% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. 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.
- #8,428 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,476 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 448 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pratham ranks #8,428 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,476 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 448 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,428 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,476 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pratham's 448 recorded births place it above 81.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Pratham compares
448 Top 46% higher than 54% of 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
Pratham's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pratham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 448 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pratham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pratham's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 39, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pratham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Pratham by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (220 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Pratham's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Pratham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 220 births (49% of all-time use).
Pratham by state
Where Pratham concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 38 | 8.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 2.5% |
| #3 | California | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
38 of 448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Pratham's data
- Pratham's decade-level peak was the 2000s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Prathams (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pratham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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 Pratham 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.