Primus
#11,724 most common boys' name of all time · #30,039 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1881–2023
Rank among boys
#11,724
Rank overall
#30,039 of 105,966
First appeared
1881
Years on the list
34 of 146
All-time
199
Since 2016
12
Peak year
1920 #2,785
Best rank
#982 1881
Girls
Boys
peak 10/yr
Primus first appears in 1881. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,846 |
| 2019 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,833 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,544 |
| 1980 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,309 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,515 |
| 1974 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,272 |
| 1973 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,554 |
| 1972 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,040 |
| 1970 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,775 |
| 1967 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,011 |
| 1958 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1957 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,042 |
| 1953 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,176 |
| 1952 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,913 |
| 1951 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,092 |
| 1950 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,054 |
| 1946 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,575 |
| 1945 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,390 |
| 1944 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,474 |
| 1943 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,586 |
| 1932 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,824 |
| 1930 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,639 |
| 1929 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,008 |
| 1926 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,752 |
| 1925 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,973 |
| 1924 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,395 |
| 1923 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,502 |
| 1921 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,907 |
| 1920 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,785 |
| 1919 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,761 |
| 1915 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,426 |
| 1911 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,602 |
| 1882 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,022 |
| 1881 | — | 5 | 5 | #982 |