Pranay
Masculine
Pranay entered the US charts in 1985, peaked at #3617 in 2001, ranks #7679 in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Pranay?
Pranay first appears in US birth records in 1985 — 40 years ago. The typical Pranay alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 500 people named Pranay are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Pranay most popular?
Pranay peaked in 2001, reaching #3617 nationally. Today it ranks #7679, 4,062 places below that high. See the whole 2001 chart.
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1985
- Most boys named
- 201029 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3617reached in 2001
- Change vs 2024
- −16.7%10 in 2025, from 12
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Pranays among us
people named Pranay are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 170,808 born in 2025 was named Pranay
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Tae test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Pranay's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Tae climbed just as high around 1959, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Tae's path sketches the road Pranay is walking now.
Pranay sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Pranay beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Pranay in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
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Frequently asked
- How many Pranays are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Pranay are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Pranay in 2025?
- Pranay ranks #7679 among US boy names in 2025, with 10 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Pranay?
- About 1 in every 170,808 US boys born in 2025 was named Pranay — 10 in all.
- Will my child share the name Pranay with classmates?
- Pranay will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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