Girls' name · since 1984
Prisma
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 423 babies named Prisma, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Prisma currently ranks #15480 among girls' names in America, with 423 babies recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prisma has been recorded 423 times among girls since 1984, currently ranked #15480 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #13,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,480 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 423 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prisma ranks #13,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,480 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 423 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,480 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 423
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Prisma's 423 recorded births place it above 81.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Prisma compares
423 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Prisma's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prisma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 423 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Prisma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Prisma's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Prisma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Prisma by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (148 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Prisma's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Prisma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
119 births
- 1990s
1990s
148 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 148 births (35% of all-time use).
Prisma by state
Where Prisma concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 92 | 21.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 47 | 11.1% |
92 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Prisma's data
- Prisma's decade-level peak was the 1990s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Prismas (92 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 Prisma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Prisma 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.