Recorded 1965–1975 Boys' name Peak 1965 16 births

Prenell — boys' name

16 babies named Prenell in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s5
1960s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Prenell was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

6 babies were named Prenell in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prenell

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Prenell between 1965 and 1975, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Prenell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prenell performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Prenell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prenell 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 16 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.

Prenell at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

16

Since 1965

11 years of records

Peak year

1965

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1965

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1975

Prenell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1965

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1965)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 197519661965 6

Prenell by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 69% of Prenell's all-time total
1960s111970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prenell?
16 babies have been named Prenell since 1965. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1965 with 6 births.
When was Prenell most popular?
Prenell was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Prenell been used?
Prenell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 11 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Prenell?
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.

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, 1965–1975 (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.