boy's name

Prakash

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 69

Prakash is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2006 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1995, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Prakash over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

23
'70 '80 '90 '00
Show the numbers
Births named Prakash by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 10
1980s 11
1990s 23
2000s (to 2006) 13

How popular is Prakash?

In 2006, Prakash was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Prakash is used

England & Wales #2,305 5 in 1999
United States #11,437 6 in 2006

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Prakash

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Prakash also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Prakash over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Prakash

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Prakash — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Prakash

How popular is the name Prakash?

In 2006, Prakash was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Prakash a girl's or a boy's name?

Prakash is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Prakash?

Prakash has 2 syllables.

When was Prakash most popular?

Prakash peaked in 1995, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.