Total births
10
Recorded 1980–1983 Boys' name Peak 1980 10 births
Premal — boys' name
10 babies named Premal in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Premal was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
5 babies were named Premal in 1980 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Premal
The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Premal between 1980 and 1983, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Premal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 5 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Premal performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Premal 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 10 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.
Premal at a glance
Last recorded 1983Peak year
1980
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Premal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1980
- Peak year (1980)
- 5
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Premal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 10 births that decade — 100% of Premal's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Premal? ▼
10 babies have been named Premal since 1980. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1980 with 5 births.
When was Premal most popular? ▼
Premal was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Premal been used? ▼
Premal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 4 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Premal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Preston, Presley, Prentice, Prentiss, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Premal
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Prentice Boy
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Prentiss Boy
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Prescott Boy
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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, 1980–1983 (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.