Primrose

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Primrose was most popular in 2021, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,714 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,509, with 69 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,033 people named Primrose.

Most popular in2021

Rank that year#3,714

Births that year93

Total since 18801,033

Given to100% girls

Primrose over time

Births per year. The dot marks Primrose’s peak in 2021. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Primrose a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Primrose is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,033 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Primrose

Where Primrose 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