Boys' name · since 1915
Primitivo
742 babies named Primitivo in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 742
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Primitivo sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 742 recorded since 1915.
Primitivo has 742 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2012.
- #6,196 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 742 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Primitivo ranks #6,196 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 742 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,196 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 742
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Primitivo's 742 recorded births place it above 86.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Primitivo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Primitivo's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Primitivo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2012
- Peak year (1980)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Primitivo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (92 births, 12% of the file).
1970s was Primitivo's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Primitivo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 35
1910s
35 births
- 1920s
1920s
77 births
- 1930s
1930s
59 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
86 births
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 92 births (12% of all-time use).
How Primitivo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Primitivo's total volume
Primitivo by state
Where Primitivo concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 131 | 17.7% |
| #2 | California | | 49 | 6.6% |
131 of 742 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Primitivo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Primitivos (131 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Primitivo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Primitivo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.