How Many People Are Named Prashant?
An estimated 268 people in the United States have the first name Prashant. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Prashant peaked in popularity in 1985 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prashant 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 Prashant paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
268
About 1 in 1,278,934 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1985
14 births
Total Registered
278
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prashant
Prashant is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 278 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Prashant as a male name
Ranked #11,787 in 2016
6 male births in 2016
Peak: 1985 (14 births)
Prashant: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prashant span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 104 babies were registered. Prashant has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Prashant by Decade
How has Prashant 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.
Prashant by State
Prashant + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prashant as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Prashant: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prashant?
We estimate approximately 268 people named Prashant 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 1,278,934 Americans share this first name.
Is Prashant a common name?
Prashant is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 278 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prashant most popular?
Prashant reached peak popularity in 1985, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prashant is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prashant a male name?
Prashant is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prashant Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prashant Smith, Prashant Johnson, Prashant 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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