Boys' name · since 1881
Primus
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Primus, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Primus is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 199 have been recorded since 1881.
Primus has 199 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2023.
- #12,998 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 199 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Primus ranks #12,998 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 199
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Primus's 199 recorded births place it above 71.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Primus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Primus splits its recorded history at 1946: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Primus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2023
- Peak year (1920)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Primus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (48 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Primus's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Primus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 48 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Primus's data
- Primus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Primus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1881–2023 (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 Primus 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.