Recorded 1981–2016 Boys' name Peak 1996 63 births

Pravin — boys' name

63 babies named Pravin in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s222000s182010s18
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Pravin was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Pravin in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pravin

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Pravin between 1981 and 2016, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pravin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pravin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Pravin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pravin 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 63 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.

Pravin at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

63

Since 1981

36 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1981

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2016

Pravin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1981

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20162011201020082003200119991996199419911981 5

Pravin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
22 births that decade — 35% of Pravin's all-time total
1980s51990s222000s182010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pravin?
63 babies have been named Pravin since 1981. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Pravin most popular?
Pravin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Pravin been used?
Pravin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 36 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Pravin?
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.

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, 1981–2016 (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.