Prem
Boy
Prem is a boys' name, meaning “love, affection”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Prem mean?
“love, affection”
A male given name.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Prem a girl's or a boy's name?
Prem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Prem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Prem, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 19 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Prem than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Prem in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Prem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Prem in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Prem, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Prem in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 26 | #3,213 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Prem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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