Pratt
Pratt is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Pratt
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pratt is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Pratt
The earliest SSA record of Pratt as a baby boy name dates back to 1886, when 6 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Pratt — #7,642 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Pratt on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Pratt last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 112 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Pratt
Phonetically similar names — useful when Pratt is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Prat
- Pratte
- Pret
- Prate
- Prot
- Prete
- Prit
- Prout
- Pritt
- Pruett
- Porate
- Prut
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Pratt
Pratt is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 112 births in the dataset. Pratt's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Pratt'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.