Primo

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A few things about Primo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Primo

Primo Levi

Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987)

Choose Primo and your child shares a first name with Primo Levi, an Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Primo, like who?” Primo Levi's Wikipedia article is available in 92 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 169,492 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Primo, 10 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Primo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPrimo first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1912, when it ranked #1,268. Today it's #7,679, so it could be due a comeback.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Primo means “firstborn”. Our records link it to Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Primo

Primo is a boy name of Italian and Latin origin meaning “firstborn”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-imo”. US birth records list Primo for boys from 1907 to 2025, in 87 of those 119 years. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked #1,268 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,679, with 10 babies.

Origin:Italian namesLatin names