Pranav is a distinctive choice, ranked #1025 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Pranav in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1025
About the Name Pranav
Pranav is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 86 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #731 in 2007 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Pranav is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Pranav
Unlikely. With around 29 UK babies named Pranav per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Pranav in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Pranav is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 86 places over the last five years to #1025 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Pranav is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Pranav include: Pranav V — Pranav Venkatesh, nicknamed as Buddy Pranav, is an Indian chess grandmaster and the 2025 World Junior Chess Champion.; Pranav Chopra — Pranaav Jerry Chopra is an Indian badminton player.; Pranav Dhanawade — Pranav Prashant Dhanawade is an Indian cricketer from Kalyan, Maharashtra who holds the world record for the most runs scored in one innings..
Pranav does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Pranavs in the wild.
29
UK babies named Pranav (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 86 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Pranav
Likely around 1 other Pranav in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Pranav Prashant Dhanawade is an Indian cricketer from Kalyan, Maharashtra who holds the world record for the most runs scored in one innings. Stretching across two days on 4 and 5 January 2016, he became the first person to score more than 1,000 runs in one innings in an officially recognised match.
Pranav Chaganty (aka AbhinavaKavi) is an Indian rapper, lyricist, and playback singer known for his contributions to Telugu rap music. He is recognized for pioneering the fusion of traditional Telugu cultural elements with contemporary rap music.
Pranav Vinodbhai Pandya is a Gujarati-language writer, poet and columnist from Gujarat, India. In 2013, he received Kavi Ravji Patel Yuva Sahitya Pratibha Award, instituted by Gujarat Samachar.