Boys' name · since 1976
Pratik
Pratik has 558 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 558
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pratik is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 558 have been recorded since 1976.
Pratik has 558 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2023.
- #7,389 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 558 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pratik ranks #7,389 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 558 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,389 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 558
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pratik's 558 recorded births place it above 83.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Pratik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pratik splits its recorded history at 2000: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pratik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2023
- Peak year (1989)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Pratik by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (143 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Pratik's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Pratik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
113 births
- 2010s
2010s
143 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 143 births (26% of all-time use).
How Pratik compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pratik's total volume
Pratik by state
Where Pratik concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 34 | 6.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
34 of 558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Pratik's decade-level peak was the 2010s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Pratiks (34 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pratik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1976–2023 (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 Pratik 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.