Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Prim isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Prim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 245
- 0 boys · 245 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,960 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,960 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 225 as a first name in 2020; 1,918 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Prim’s family of names
Prim may belong to the same name family as PRIMM. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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