US rank #1330 Girls' name Peak 2017 2,832 births

Prisha — #1330 US girls' name

2,832 babies named Prisha in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s5372010s14832020s812
#1330
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Prisha was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

207 babies were named Prisha in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,832 babies named Prisha between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Prisha currently holds the #1330 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 207 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prisha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,483 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Prisha shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 405 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Prisha in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,832 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Prisha at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,832

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2017

207 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,330

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Prisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
207
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
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Prisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,483 births that decade — 52% of Prisha's all-time total
2000s5372010s14832020s812

Prisha by state

Where Prisha concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Prisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
405 14.3%
#2 New Jersey
338 11.9%
#3 Texas
240 8.5%
#4 Illinois
157 5.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
112 4.0%
#6 New York
100 3.5%
#7 Georgia
87 3.1%
#8 Ohio
80 2.8%
California share of Prisha's total US births 14.3%
Even split

405 of 2,832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.

Prisha appears in 21 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prisha?
2,832 babies have been named Prisha since 2001. It currently ranks #1330 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 207 births.
When was Prisha most popular?
Prisha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,483 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Prisha most popular?
The top states for the name Prisha are California (405 births), New Jersey (338 births), Texas (240 births).
How long has the name Prisha been used?
Prisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Prisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Priscilla, Princess, Priya, Priscila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.