Pranay
Pranay is a Hindu Indian masculine given name, which means "affection/love" or "regard".
- Hindi
- Marathi
Meaning & Origin of Pranay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pranay is a Hindu Indian masculine given name, which means "affection/love" or "regard".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Marathi
The Story of Pranay
American parents first put Pranay on the record books as a baby boy name in 1985, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 29 Pranays were born — ranking #3,633 that year. About 47% of every Pranay on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Pranay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 12 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 470 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Pranay
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pranay is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Pruneau
- Parana
- Pron
- Prana
- Peroni
- Purina
- Pronate
- Perona
- Prono
- Prun
- Purana
- Pruno
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About the name Pranay
Pranay is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 470 births in the dataset. Pranay's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #3,633. Use the chart and map above to compare Pranay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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