Prema

Popularity Trends

The name Prema is the #7,686 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 53 recorded births since 1975. This represents the 0.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 0.7% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,663 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 53 births since 1975.

Prema first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1975 (first recorded for girls in 1975). Birth data for Prema is available in 9 out of the 49 years between 1975 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Prema reached its peak popularity in 2002, achieving the 0.3% percentile (ranked #891) with 4 births per million. The name was most common in 1975, with 4 births per million (ranked 0.3% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Prema ranks #947 for girls (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 63.7% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Prema".

1975 2023 19752023

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

2002

First Recorded

1975

Peak Percentile

0.3%

Current Percentile

0.0%

Peak Rank

#891

Current Rank

#947

Female statistics

Names That Sound Similar

These names exclude other spelling variations of Prima. View all variations of Prima.

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Prema", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 1 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Prima" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Prima..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Prema's popularity from 1972 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Prema at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Prema range from Keyia at 67.6% correlation to Tremeka at 58.9% correlation, with an average correlation level of 62.9%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Syreeta with 2.0K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Latoisha with 16 births (100% girls).

Prema's share of births peaked at 4.5 births per million for girls in 2002. It reached its lowest point of 2.6 births per million (57% of peak) in 1999. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Prema had 2.9 births per million, 64% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

67.60% (strong)

67.09% (strong)

65.79% (strong)

64.63% (strong)

62.47% (strong)

62.16% (strong)

106

61.85% (strong)

61.51% (strong)

61.26% (strong)

60.99% (strong)

1,960

60.22% (strong)

Tremeka

100

58.89% (moderate)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Prema

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Prema. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 65.7% confident that Prema is pronounced as PREH-muh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is PRAY-muh, at 20.0% confidence, with 2 syllables.

PREH-muh

65.7%

PRAY-muh

20.0%

PREE-muh

14.3%

PREH-muh (2 syllables)

65.7% confidence

P R EH1 M AH0

PRAY-muh (2 syllables)

20.0% confidence

P R EY1 M AH0

PREE-muh (2 syllables)

14.3% confidence

P R IY1 M AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Prema? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Prema. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Prema, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like P R EH1 M AH0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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