Boys' name · since 1970
Praveen
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 217 babies named Praveen, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 217
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Praveen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 217 have been recorded since 1970.
Praveen has 217 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2010.
- #12,466 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 217 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Praveen ranks #12,466 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 217 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 217
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Praveen's 217 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Praveen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Praveen splits its recorded history at 1994: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Praveen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2010
- Peak year (1979)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Praveen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Praveen's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Praveen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
36 births
- 1980s
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (29% of all-time use).
Praveen by state
Where Praveen concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 217 births nationwide.
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What to do with Praveen's data
- Praveen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Praveens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Praveen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1970–2010 (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 Praveen 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.