How Many People Are Named Primitivo?
An estimated 504 people in the United States have the first name Primitivo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Primitivo peaked in popularity in 1980 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Primitivo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Primitivo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
504
About 1 in 680,068 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1980
20 births
Total Registered
740
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Primitivo
Primitivo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 740 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Primitivo as a male name
Ranked #10,483 in 2012
7 male births in 2012
Peak: 1980 (20 births)
Primitivo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Primitivo span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 92 babies were registered. Primitivo has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Primitivo by Decade
How has Primitivo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Primitivo by State
Primitivo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Primitivo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Primitivo
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Primitivo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Primitivo?
We estimate approximately 504 people named Primitivo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 680,068 Americans share this first name.
Is Primitivo a common name?
Primitivo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 740 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Primitivo most popular?
Primitivo reached peak popularity in 1980, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Primitivo is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Primitivo a male name?
Primitivo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Primitivo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Primitivo Smith, Primitivo Johnson, Primitivo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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