Names / Boy names
Prakash
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#5,547
in 1972
First recorded
1972
in U.S. data
Children named
57
since 1972
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,547 in 1972 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
(prah-KAHSH): Sanskrit, meaning light or brightness. Strong and timeless. Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1972. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 57 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.