Recorded 1916–1959 Boys' name Peak 1921 65 births

Prather — boys' name

65 babies named Prather in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s331950s12
1920s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Prather was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

12 babies were named Prather in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prather

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Prather between 1916 and 1959, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Prather currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prather performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Prather shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prather 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 65 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.

Prather at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

65

Since 1916

44 years of records

Peak year

1921

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1916

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 1959

Prather popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1916

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1921)
12
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
468101214 19591951192419211920191819171916 8

Prather by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
33 births that decade — 51% of Prather's all-time total
1910s201920s331950s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prather?
65 babies have been named Prather since 1916. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1921 with 12 births.
When was Prather most popular?
Prather was most popular in the 1920s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Prather been used?
Prather has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 44 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Prather?
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.

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, 1916–1959 (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.