Prakash

PRA-kash /ˈpɹækæʃ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Prakash is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1990s and has all but disappeared.

Prakash is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2006. Prakash was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1995 (10 births).

About the name Prakash

PronunciationPRA-kash /ˈpɹækæʃ/
CultureHindi
10peak births 1995
1972first in SSA data

Names similar to Prakash

How popular is Prakash?

Boys named Prakash
197219751980198519901995200020052006
Boys named Prakash per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1972–2006 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2006) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Prakash total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200666#11,696
200177#8,984
19976—#8,977
199510—#5,800
19907—#6,973
19845—#7,050
19806—#6,047
19775—#6,601
19725—#5,547