Pranay

A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning love or affection.

Babies a year
10
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2269
10 babies

Pranay by the numbers

In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Pranay. In the US, 13 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 29 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Pranay. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Pranavsacred syllable om; primordial sound26 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Pranshgift or blessing19 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Prayagconfluence of rivers; a sacred pilgrimage site in India5 in the US (2017)
  • Prabalstrong or mighty3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Pranilgentle or peaceful3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Prayan9 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean love

Like Pranay, each of these has love in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Davidbeloved10,133 in the US (2017)
  • Davisson of david or beloved616 in the US (2017)
  • Jedidiahbeloved of the lord357 in the US (2017)
  • Darwindear friend or beloved friend270 in the US (2017)
  • Davionbeloved; a form of david244 in the US (2017)
  • Darrelldear or beloved; from D'Arelle239 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Pranay

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