The baby name Prima is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈpriːmə/', 'respelling': 'PREE-mə'}.
Prima is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Prima is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/ˈpriːmə/', 'respelling': 'PREE-mə'}.
Prima is Latin in Origin.
Rooted in Latin primus/prima, meaning “first” or “foremost,” Prima is the feminine form of an ancient ordinal. In Roman practice, such names sometimes marked birth order; Prima could identify a family’s first daughter or the first child born in a particular year. The name later persisted in parts of Italy and among Romance speakers, and its semantic link to precedence colored cultural phrases like prima donna (“leading lady”). As a given name today, it reads crisp and modern while carrying classical weight.
Variants and related forms include the masculine Primo and Primus, and the botanical Primula alongside English Primrose. Spanish-influenced Primera appears occasionally, though rarely as a personal name. Diminutives and nicknames such as Pri, Prim, and Mimi occur in casual use. Prima suits parents seeking a succinct name suggesting new beginnings, leadership, and a proud first-born daughter.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 0 | #35 | 5 | 2,238 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #87 | 12 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #112 | 20 | 4,130 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #137 | 1 | 1,651 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #237 | 5 | 5,992 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #248 | 9 | 7,111 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #259 | 5 | 7,056 |
| IL | 0 | #281 | 2 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #285 | 5 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #305 | 12 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #317 | 366 | 9,488 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| BO | 0 | #330 | 52 | 6,868 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #330 | 3 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #342 | 45 | 8,413 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #356 | 4 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #360 | 5 | 5,096 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #373 | 18 | 13,098 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #382 | 15 | 15,987 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #482 | 34 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #517 | 7 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #535 | 19 | 20,968 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #555 | 5 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #569 | 18 | 18,916 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #581 | 7 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #583 | 33 | 16,104 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #584 | 16 | 8,289 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #649 | 6 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #733 | 7 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #820 | 10 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #821 | 6 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #822 | 17 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #837 | 15 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #898 | 38 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #953 | 42 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #959 | 25 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 5 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,059 | 53 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,113 | 16 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,128 | 14 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,161 | 23 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,331 | 116 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,434 | 38 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,592 | 23 | 28,008 |
Prima is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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