Primo — #12363 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Primo

The Social Security Administration has registered 864 babies named Primo between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Primo currently holds the #12363 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Primo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Primo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Primo in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Primo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 864 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.