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Prashant
How to Pronounce Prashant
Pronounced pruh-SHAHNT /prəˈʃɑːnt/Medium
Meaning: Prashant comes from the Sanskrit prashanta, meaning 'calm,' 'tranquil,' or 'composed.' It is a mainstream masculine name across India, prized for its serene, unruffled sense, and reached US records almost entirely through Indian immigrant families.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Prashant is a well-established Indian masculine name from the Sanskrit prashanta, 'calm, tranquil, serene.' It is not a coinage but an inherited heritage name, and it entered US Social Security records as South Asian immigration grew after 1965, always tied to Indian-American families rather than to any American naming trend.
It was never common in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the mid-1980s. A boy named Prashant then is in his early forties today.
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What does the name Prashant mean?
It is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning 'calm,' 'tranquil,' or 'serene,' from prashanta.
How do you pronounce Prashant?
It is said pruh-SHAHNT /prəˈʃɑːnt/ - two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Prashant a boy or girl name?
Prashant is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Prashant?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-eighties.