Prima

PREE-muh /ˈpɹiːmə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Prima is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.

Prima is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Prima was first reported in SSA data in 1949 and peaked in 1975 (14 births).

About the name Prima

PronunciationPREE-muh /ˈpɹiːmə/
CultureItalianSpanish
14peak births 1975
1949first in SSA data

Names similar to Prima

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How popular is Prima?

Girls named Prima
1949195019601970198019902000201020202024
Girls named Prima per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1949–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Prima total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202455#17,108
201677#14,024
201355#18,646
200466#15,607
19947—#11,445
19885—#13,298
19816—#10,016
19805—#11,643
19795—#11,419
19785—#10,957
19775—#10,784
197514—#4,530
197411—#5,253
19739—#5,926
19716—#8,055
19496—#5,116
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