Prim
Girl name · #4978 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Prim ranks #4978 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 27 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #8447, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 66,667 girls born in 2025 was named Prim.
The 12-year story
Prim first appears in the Social Security records in 2013, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 27 babies and a rank of #4878. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Prim per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Prim in class?
Prim scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Prim is most common
State-level data for Prim is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Prim
Statistically, parents drawn to Prim tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sham, Ruah, Ayza, Denim, and Joud.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Prim | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #4878 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5021 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5549 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6229 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7250 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8953 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2018 | 18 | #6521 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5045 |
| 2016 | 21 | #5985 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8447 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5993 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11969 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Prim a popular girl name?
Prim ranked #4978 among girls in 2025 with 27 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8447.
When was the name Prim most popular?
Prim peaked in 2025, when 27 American girls received the name (ranked #4878 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Prim?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 66,667 newborn American girls was named Prim. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.