Primus is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Primus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Primus first appears in 1881 and peaked in 1920 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | #11,913 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,792 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | #13,977 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #7,024 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #6,087 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #5,801 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | #4,935 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,550 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,262 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,402 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,364 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,413 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,356 |
| 1952 | 8 | — | #3,048 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,289 |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #3,253 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #3,900 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #3,666 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | #3,797 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #3,930 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,162 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,906 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,418 |
| 1926 | 6 | — | #4,083 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | #3,093 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #4,820 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,739 |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,224 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,920 |
| 1919 | 6 | — | #4,061 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | #3,737 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #1,696 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #1,062 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | #975 |