Total births
35
Boys' name · since 2016
Prime
35 babies named Prime in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13684
- among boys today
- 35
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Prime currently ranks #13684 among boys' names in America, with 35 babies recorded since 2016.
Prime has 35 recorded births among boys since 2016, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13684 as of the latest data, more common than 4% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2016 to 2024.
- #13684 among boys today
- 35 born since 2016
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Prime is currently the #13684 boys' name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 35 born since 2016, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13684
- among boys today
- 35
- born since 2016
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Prime vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13684
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Prime was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
7 babies were named Prime in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Prime compares
35 12th percentile among 14,294 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
Prime's all-time total is 90% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prime | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Prime's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prime's full recorded timeline at 2021, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prime at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#13,684
Active since
2016
Prime popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Prime by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Prime's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Prime births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Prime? ▼
35 babies have been named Prime since 2016. It currently ranks #13684 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 7 births.
When was Prime most popular? ▼
Prime was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Prime been used? ▼
Prime has been recorded in Social Security data since 2016, spanning 9 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Prime? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prince, Princeton, Price, Primo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Prime
Nearby Names Like Prime
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Prime
Prince Boy
#401 23,601 births
Princeton Boy
#614 10,256 births
Price Boy
#2718 3,926 births
Primo Boy
#12412 874 births
Primitivo Boy
742 births
Compare Prime side by side: Prime vs Prince Prime vs Princeton Prime vs Price
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2016–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Prime: #13684 Boys' Name - 35 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/prime. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Prime 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 July 2026.