Names / Girl names
Primrose
Current rank
#2,561
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,068
in 2021
First recorded
1914
in U.S. data
Children named
1,000
since 1914
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,068 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A girls' name, Primrose was first recorded in 1914. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Only about 1,000 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.