How Many People Are Named Prerna?
An estimated 72 people in the United States have the first name Prerna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Prerna peaked in popularity in 2002 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prerna 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 Prerna paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Prerna is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
72
About 1 in 4,760,477 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
11 births
Total Registered
73
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prerna
Prerna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 73 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Prerna as a female name
Ranked #16,393 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 2002 (11 births)
Prerna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prerna span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 49 babies were registered. Prerna has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Prerna by Decade
How has Prerna 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.
Prerna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prerna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prerna
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prerna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prerna?
We estimate approximately 72 people named Prerna 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 4,760,477 Americans share this first name.
Is Prerna a common name?
Prerna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 73 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prerna most popular?
Prerna reached peak popularity in 2002, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prerna is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prerna a female name?
Prerna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prerna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prerna Smith, Prerna Johnson, Prerna 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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