How Many People Are Named Praveen?
An estimated 210 people in the United States have the first name Praveen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Praveen peaked in popularity in 1979 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Praveen 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 Praveen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
210
About 1 in 1,632,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1979
10 births
Total Registered
217
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Praveen
Praveen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 217 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Praveen as a male name
Ranked #10,474 in 2010
7 male births in 2010
Peak: 1979 (10 births)
Praveen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Praveen span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 64 babies were registered. Praveen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Praveen by Decade
How has Praveen 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.
Praveen by State
Praveen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Praveen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Praveen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Praveen?
We estimate approximately 210 people named Praveen 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 1,632,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Praveen a common name?
Praveen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 217 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Praveen most popular?
Praveen reached peak popularity in 1979, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Praveen is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Praveen a male name?
Praveen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Praveen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Praveen Smith, Praveen Johnson, Praveen 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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