Boys' name · since 1999

Prit

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Prit, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#29,165 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade

Prit is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 20 have been recorded since 1999.

Social Security Administration records show Prit recorded 20 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2009.

  • #29,165 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 20 born since 1999
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prit ranks #29,165 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.

#29,165 of 45,481
all-time among boys
20
born since 1999
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Prit's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Prit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Prit splits its recorded history at 2006: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births).

Prit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1999)
5
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
5 1999200220062009 5

Prit by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).

2000s was Prit's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Prit births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prit?
20 babies have been named Prit since 1999. All-time, it sits at #29,165 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1999 with 5 births.
Where does Prit sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prit ranks #29,165 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Prit most popular?
Prit was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Prit been used?
The SSA has tracked Prit since 1999 -- 11 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Prit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prince, Princeton, Price, Primo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Prit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2009 (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 Prit 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.