Name Legacy

Primitivo

Recorded 1915–2012 · United States

Primitivo was most popular in 1980, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,990 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 742 people named Primitivo.

Most popular in1980
Rank that year#5,990
Births that year20
Total since 1880742
Given to100% boys

Primitivo over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Primitivo’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Primitivo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Primitivo is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 742 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Primitivo

Where Primitivo is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org