Prather

Boy · recorded 1916–1959

  • 1959last recorded
  • 1921best year

Most popular in 1921.

Last recorded in 1959. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Prather.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

061119161927193819481959

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 8 recorded years as a table
Prather, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19169
19176
19186
19208
192111
192411
19513
19593

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Prather isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1959
7
Rank in 1959
#3,290
How rare
1 in 304,931 boys
Since 1916
65

Prather was last recorded in 1959. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1921, at 11 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Prather doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.