Primrose

Primrose

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Primrose is an English feminine given name given in reference to the flower. The common name for the flower comes from the Latin phrase prima rosa, or first rose. It is also an English or Scottish surname.

From Wikipedia

Primrose first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 223 babies (rank #233 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Primrose

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Primrose yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

823

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

223

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	6	#2,581
1997	12	#1,508
1998	9	#1,934
1999	5	#3,083
2000	9	#1,948
2001	9	#1,975
2002	9	#2,056
2003	11	#1,807
2004	7	#2,720
2005	4	#4,568
2006	9	#2,456
2007	24	#1,184
2008	17	#1,628
2009	23	#1,317
2010	27	#1,209
2011	31	#1,109
2012	37	#990
2013	66	#624
2014	93	#465
2015	192	#259
2016	223	#233

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#2,581

1997

#1,508

1998

#1,934

1999

#3,083

2000

#1,948

2001

#1,975

2002

#2,056

2003

#1,807

2004

#2,720

2005

#4,568

2006

#2,456

2007

#1,184

2008

#1,628

2009

#1,317

2010

#1,209

2011

#1,109

2012

#990

2013

#624

2014

#465

2015

192

#259

2016

223

#233

Meaning

Numerology of Primrose

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail