How Many People Are Named Prayag?
An estimated 37 people in the United States have the first name Prayag. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Prayag peaked in popularity in 2016 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prayag 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 Prayag paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Prayag is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
37
About 1 in 9,263,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2016
9 births
Total Registered
37
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prayag
Prayag is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 37 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Prayag as a male name
Ranked #13,760 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 2016 (9 births)
Prayag: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prayag span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 32 babies were registered. Prayag remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Prayag by Decade
How has Prayag 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.
Prayag + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prayag as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prayag
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prayag: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prayag?
We estimate approximately 37 people named Prayag 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 9,263,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Prayag a common name?
Prayag is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 49.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 37 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prayag most popular?
Prayag reached peak popularity in 2016, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prayag is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prayag a male name?
Prayag is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prayag Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prayag Smith, Prayag Johnson, Prayag 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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