Recorded 1984–2023 Girls' name Peak 1987 418 births

Prisma — girls' name

418 babies named Prisma in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1191990s1482000s912010s362020s24
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Prisma was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

27 babies were named Prisma in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prisma

The Social Security Administration has registered 418 babies named Prisma between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Prisma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prisma performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Prisma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 92 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Prisma in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prisma 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 418 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.

Prisma at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

418

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

1987

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Prisma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1987)
27
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
051015202530 20232016200820031998199319881984 18

Prisma by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
148 births that decade — 35% of Prisma's all-time total
1980s1191990s1482000s912010s362020s24

Prisma by state

Where Prisma concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Prisma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
92 22.0%
#2 Texas
47 11.2%
California share of Prisma's total US births 22.0%
Even split

92 of 418 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prisma?
418 babies have been named Prisma since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1987 with 27 births.
When was Prisma most popular?
Prisma was most popular in the 1990s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Prisma most popular?
The top states for the name Prisma are California (92 births), Texas (47 births).
How long has the name Prisma been used?
Prisma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Prisma?
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.

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, 1984–2023 (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.