Prem
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Sanskrit: ‘love’, ‘affection’
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/pɹɛm/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Prem is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Nepal than in any other country.
- QAQatar≈1 in 1.2K(inferred from the name graph)
- AEUnited Arab Emirates≈1 in 3.4K
- KWKuwait≈1 in 4.2K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Prem itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Nepal (inferred from the name graph)
- 3 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 284 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 288 (inferred from the name graph)
≈110,000 people, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Nepal, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled প্রেম in BD Bangladesh.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Sanskrit: ‘love’, ‘affection’. Feminine form: Prema.
Sources 1
- A concise dictionary of first names
Attested across 3 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Prem counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP Nepal | — | ≈110,000 est. | ≈1 in 288 | 11 | Prem | 82 |
| BD Bangladesh | #689 | ≈20,000 est. | ≈1 in 8.1K | — | প্রেম | 25 |
| ID Indonesia | — | ≈9,000 est. | ≈1 in 30K | — | Prem | 42 |
| PK Pakistan | — | ≈6,100 est. | ≈1 in 38K | — | Prem | 40 |
| MY Malaysia | #970 | ≈5,000 est. | ≈1 in 6.5K | — | Prem | 62 |
| US United States | — | 2,953 | 1 in 113K | 2.4K | Prem | 284 |
| AE United Arab Emirates | #311 | ≈2,900 est. | ≈1 in 3.4K | — | Prem | 70 |
| QA Qatar | #116 | ≈2,100 est. | ≈1 in 1.2K | — | Prem | 18 |
| KW Kuwait | #315 | ≈710 est. | ≈1 in 4.2K | — | Prem | 21 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Wikidata humans by citizenship — given & family names. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Prem is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Akan, v. F. to oveiflow, inundate; s. pram, o-preni, pfirem, pi, a-, cannon; gun, hotcitzer, mortar; tow ap^ to discharge cannon, pr.876. 1790.2465,2723
as a wordDictionary of the Asante and Fante Language called Tshi (Chwee, Twi)
In Catalan, inflection of prémer:
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In English, The Premier League.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Romansh, prune
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Prem Tinsulanondab. 1920THformer Regent of Thailand (1920-2019)
- Premnathb. 1926INnot in their usual nameIndian actor
- Prem Nazirb. 1929INIndian actor (1929–1989)
- Prem Choprab. 1935INIndian actor
- Prem Joshuab. 1946DEGerman musician
- Prem Watsab. 1950CACanadian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
- Prem Krishenb. 1953INIndian actor
- Prem Rawatb. 1957INUS-based international author and peace activist
- Prem Singh Tamangb. 1968INIndian politician
- Premb. 1976INIndian actor, director
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 58 sources across 29 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 2.4K | #5,708 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 586 | #5,708 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 12 | — |
| NP Nepal | Wikidata humans by citizenship — given & family names | — | 11 | #6 |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Prem come from?
- Sanskrit: ‘love’, ‘affection’. Feminine form: Prema. Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names.
- How do you pronounce Prem?
- A machine transcription gives /pɹɛm/ (IPA) for Hindi.
- What does the name Prem mean?
- Recorded meaning: Sanskrit: ‘love’, ‘affection’.
- Is Prem a male or female name?
- Prem is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- In which country does Prem have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 105 thousand people named Prem in Nepal, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled prem.
- How common is the name Prem?
- In the United States, the national register counted 2,953 people named Prem in 2020, about 1 in 113 thousand residents.
- How common is Prem compared with other names?
- In Qatar, Prem is the 116th most common given name of 12,797 given names recorded there.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/premThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Prem” — the 116th most common given name in Qatar. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.