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Primo

/ˈpɹimoʊ/ · 100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Primo has been given to about 874 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpɹimoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 461
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Primo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 31
  • Born in 202510
  • All time874

How popular is Primo?

Its best year was 1921, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 1357th. The typical living American called Primo is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Primo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Massimo0.56
  2. Maximo0.54
  3. Price0.53
  4. Patricio0.49
  5. Elmo0.47
  6. Prince0.45

Middle names for Primo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Primo Lee0.83
  2. Primo Dean0.82
  3. Primo Blake0.82
  4. Primo Bryce0.82
  5. Primo Wade0.82
  6. Primo Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Primo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.77
  2. Ilasister · 0.74
  3. Elouisesister · 0.74
  4. Forestbrother · 0.74
  5. Amosbrother · 0.73
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.72

Where Primo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Primo White0.78
    2. Primo Reyes0.78
    3. Primo Nguyen0.78
    4. Primo Lee0.78
    5. Primo Hill0.78
    6. Primo Hall0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Primo

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.