Primrose is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Primrose is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,561 for girl births in the United States (and #4,537 across all names), given to 69 babies. Primrose first appears in 1914 and peaked in 2021 (93 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | #2,561 |
| 2024 | 91 | 91 | #2,115 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | #2,120 |
| 2022 | 88 | 88 | #2,170 |
| 2021 | 93 | 93 | #2,068 |
| 2020 | 85 | 85 | #2,147 |
| 2019 | 87 | 87 | #2,151 |
| 2018 | 77 | 77 | #2,380 |
| 2017 | 59 | 59 | #2,865 |
| 2016 | 59 | 59 | #2,895 |
| 2015 | 51 | 51 | #3,245 |
| 2014 | 42 | 42 | #3,703 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | #4,224 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #7,386 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,785 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #8,131 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | #7,081 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #3,776 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,951 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,840 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #3,276 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | #4,358 |
| 1923 | 8 | — | #3,900 |
| 1921 | 10 | — | #3,354 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | #5,612 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | #4,016 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #4,823 |
| 1914 | 5 | — | #4,082 |