Boys' name · since 2015
Priam
Priam has 87 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,326 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,755 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 87
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Priam is the #6755 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 87 recorded since 2015.
Social Security Administration records show Priam recorded 87 times among boys since 2015, holding rank #6755 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2025.
- #18,326 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,755 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 87 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Priam ranks #18,326 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,755 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 87 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,326 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,755 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 87
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
Priam's 87 recorded births place it above 59.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Priam compares
87 24th percentile among 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
Priam's all-time total is 76% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Priam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 87 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Priam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Priam splits its recorded history at 2021: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Priam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Priam by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (65 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Priam's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Priam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 65 births (75% of all-time use).
Priam by state
Where Priam concentrates geographically, total births since 2015
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 12.6% |
11 of 87 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Priams (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Priam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~10 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, 2015–2025 (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 Priam 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.