Girls' name · since 1987
Prerna
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 73 babies named Prerna, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Prerna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 73 have been recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prerna has been recorded 73 times among girls since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2012.
- #30,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prerna ranks #30,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #30,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Prerna's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Prerna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Prerna's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Prerna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2012
- Peak year (2002)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Prerna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (49 births, 67% of the file).
2000s was Prerna's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Prerna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 49 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Prerna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Prerna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1987–2012 (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 Prerna 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.