Is Primo a boy or girl name?

Primo is a boy’s name. Of the 874 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Primo

Recorded 1907–2025 · United States

Primo was most popular in 1921, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,660 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 874 people named Primo.

Primo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Primo’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Primo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Primo is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 874 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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