How Many People Are Named Prakash?
An estimated 55 people in the United States have the first name Prakash. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Prakash peaked in popularity in 1995 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prakash as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Prakash paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Prakash is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
55
About 1 in 6,231,897 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1995
10 births
Total Registered
57
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prakash
Prakash is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 57 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Prakash as a male name
Ranked #11,693 in 2006
6 male births in 2006
Peak: 1995 (10 births)
Prakash: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prakash span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 23 babies were registered. While Prakash is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Prakash by Decade
How has Prakash tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Prakash + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prakash as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prakash
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prakash: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prakash?
We estimate approximately 55 people named Prakash are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,231,897 Americans share this first name.
Is Prakash a common name?
Prakash is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 55.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 57 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prakash most popular?
Prakash reached peak popularity in 1995, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prakash is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prakash a male name?
Prakash is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prakash Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prakash Smith, Prakash Johnson, Prakash Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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