Primrose Girl
How popular is Primrose?
#2,542 girl name in 2025
69 baby girls were named Primrose in the US in 2025, making it the 2542nd most popular girl name.
963living people named Primrose (est.)
6median age of people named Primrose
1,033babies named Primrose since 1880
1 in 48,048US babies born in 2025
Primrose popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,542 for girls (▼ 443 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 69 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,211 in 2015, #2,135 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (93 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,057 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Primrose is most popular
Babies named Primrose per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 girls)
- Arizona: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
Primrose by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 | #3,617 |
| 1920s | 30 | #3,163 |
| 1930s | 19 | #3,053 |
| 1940s | 7 | #3,501 |
| 1960s | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1970s | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1980s | 5 | #10,514 |
| 2010s | 427 | #2,140 |
| 2020s | 517 | #2,057 |
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Questions
- Is Primrose a boy or girl name?
- Primrose is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Primrose were girls.
- How popular is the name Primrose?
- 69 baby girls were named Primrose in the US in 2025, making it the 2542nd most popular girl name.
- When was Primrose most popular?
- Primrose peaked in 2021, when 93 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,057 in 2021.
- How many people are named Primrose?
- 1,033 babies have been named Primrose in the US since 1880. We estimate about 963 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Primrose most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Primrose was most common in Missouri, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.