Recorded 1976–2023 Boys' name Peak 1989 558 births

Pratik — boys' name

558 babies named Pratik in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s1351990s1352000s1132010s1432020s25
2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Pratik was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

27 babies were named Pratik in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pratik

The Social Security Administration has registered 558 babies named Pratik between 1976 and 2023, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pratik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pratik performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pratik shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Pratik in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pratik 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 558 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.

Pratik at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

558

Since 1976

48 years of records

Peak year

1989

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1976

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2023

Pratik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1976

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
27
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
051015202530 20232015200920031997199119851976 7

Pratik by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
143 births that decade — 26% of Pratik's all-time total
1970s71980s1351990s1352000s1132010s1432020s25

Pratik by state

Where Pratik concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Pratik
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
34 6.1%
#2 California
6 1.1%
#3 Illinois
5 0.9%
New Jersey share of Pratik's total US births 6.1%
Even split

34 of 558 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pratik?
558 babies have been named Pratik since 1976. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 27 births.
When was Pratik most popular?
Pratik was most popular in the 2010s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Pratik most popular?
The top states for the name Pratik are New Jersey (34 births), California (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Pratik been used?
Pratik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 48 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Pratik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pranav, Pranay, Pratham, Praise, 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, 1976–2023 (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.