Pranay
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Pranay is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “love, affection, romance”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Pranay mean?
Sanskrit
“love, affection, romance”
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Pranay a girl's or a boy's name?
Pranay is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Pranay in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Pranay, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2007, with 20 boys.
2025 had more boys named Pranay than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Pranay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Pranay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,257 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Pranay in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Pranay, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 12,016th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Pranay in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pranay in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,193 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Pranay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Prithvi Yuvraj Shivay Dhruv Aviraj Priyansh Veer Shivansh Shiv Vihaan Viraj
Names related to Pranay
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pranay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pranay, updated 20 October 2026.