Recorded 2006–2017 Boys' name Peak 2016 37 births

Prayag — boys' name

37 babies named Prayag in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s32
2010s
Peak decade

86% of everyone ever named Prayag was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Prayag in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prayag

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Prayag between 2006 and 2017, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Prayag currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prayag performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Prayag shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prayag 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 37 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.

Prayag at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

37

Since 2006

12 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2006

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2017

Prayag popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2006

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Prayag by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 86% of Prayag's all-time total
2000s52010s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prayag?
37 babies have been named Prayag since 2006. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Prayag most popular?
Prayag was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Prayag been used?
Prayag has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 12 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Prayag?
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, 2006–2017 (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.