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Primrose

Girl #2118 in 2023

Primrose is a girl name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Primrose

Popularity, 1914–2023

91 births in 2023

1914 2023

872 U.S. births recorded from 1914–2023.

Peak year

2021

93 babies

First recorded

1914

109 years of history

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

From Patrick, from Patricius, the name of an early Irish saint

Girl · coinages

Invented by Sir for his pastoral poem '''' (c 1593)

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Peter, from Petrus, from Petrus, from Πέτρος, from t=stone, rock

Boy · Ancient Greek

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.