Boys' name · since 1886
Pratt
118 babies named Pratt in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Pratt is the #10728 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 118 recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Pratt recorded 118 times among boys since 1886, holding rank #10728 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #16,332 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,728 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 118 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pratt ranks #16,332 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,728 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 118 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,332 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 118
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pratt's 118 recorded births place it above 64.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Pratt compares
118 29th percentile among 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
Pratt's all-time total is 68% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pratt | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 118 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pratt's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pratt's full recorded timeline at 1936, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pratt popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Pratt by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (33 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Pratt's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Pratt births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
20 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 33 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pratt's data
- Pratt's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 2020s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pratt: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Pratt 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.