Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Prakhar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 2008.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Prakhar’s family of names
In Hindi usage, Prakhar is a Roman-alphabet rendering of प्रखर.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Prakhar, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Pradyumna
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Archit
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>99% boys
Atul
“un-” · “equal, comparable”
>99% boys
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“the god of love”
>99% boys
Srijan
“creation”
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Anurag
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