Boys' name · since 1976
Prem
547 babies named Prem in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 547
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Prem currently ranks #6917 among boys' names in America, with 547 babies recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prem has been recorded 547 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #6917 nationally and more common than 50% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #7,469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,917 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 547 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prem ranks #7,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,917 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 547 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,917 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 547
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Prem's 547 recorded births place it above 83.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Prem compares
547 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Prem's all-time total is 48% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 547 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Prem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Prem splits its recorded history at 2005: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Prem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Prem by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (184 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Prem's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Prem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 184 births (34% of all-time use).
How Prem compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Prem's total volume
Prem by state
Where Prem concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 13 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Prem's data
- Prem's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (184 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Prems (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Prem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Prem draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.