Primus — boys' name

What the Data Says About Primus

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Primus between 1881 and 2023, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Primus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Primus performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Primus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Primus 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 194 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.