Boys' name · since 1916

Prather

Prather has 65 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#20,368 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade

Prather sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 65 recorded since 1916.

Prather has 65 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1959.

  • #20,368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 65 born since 1916
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prather ranks #20,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 65 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.

#20,368 of 45,481
all-time among boys
65
born since 1916
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Prather's 65 recorded births place it above 55.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Prather's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Prather splits its recorded history at 1921: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Prather popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1921)
12
Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
468101214 19161917191819201921192419511959 7

Prather by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 51% of the file).

1920s was Prather's strongest decade.

33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Prather births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prather? ▼
65 babies have been named Prather since 1916. All-time, it sits at #20,368 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1921 with 12 births.
Where does Prather sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prather ranks #20,368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Prather since 1916 -- 44 years through the most recent 1959 data.
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.

What to do with Prather's data

  • Prather's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1950s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Prather

Nearby Names Like Prather

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Prather

Pranav Boy
#2436 4,225 births
Pratik Boy
558 births
Pranay Boy
#7885 480 births
Pratham Boy
#7476 448 births
Praise Boy
#2444 426 births

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Broughton
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Alick
65 births · Peak 1999
Corney
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Prather: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–1959 (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 Prather 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.