Given name
Pranav
“the sacred syllable Om”
Pranav is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “the sacred syllable Om.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “the sacred syllable Om.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pranav through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,225
- 4,225 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 236 babies
- 2025
- 56
- #2,440 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,440 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 236 in 2004. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,614 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pranav’s family of names
Pranav may belong to the same name family as PPRANAV. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Pranav
- Pranav MistryIndian computer scientistborn 1981
- Pranav MohanlalIndian actorborn 1990
- Pranav ChopraIndian badminton playerborn 1992
- Pranav SoormaIndian Para athleteborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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