Primrose Forename

35,803rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 21,517 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Primrose Forename Definition:

A female name. mentioned in Notes and Queries, 1904 as one of the flower-names then growing in popularity.

Primrose Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
12,4891:4,366823
Zimbabwe
100%
4,0051:3,851633
England
100%
1,0701:51,9652,427
Philippines
 
99%
5561:190,6658,628
United States
100%
4721:768,08717,590
Sri Lanka-4291:48,4835,248
Jamaica-4131:6,981936
Kenya-3451:134,2246,331
Uganda
100%
2711:151,1335,873
Botswana
100%
2581:8,4671,271
Swaziland-2311:5,628945
Canada-1991:166,4996,829
India
51%
 
1311:9,273,878286,296
Malawi
100%
1061:161,4377,641
Scotland
100%
941:56,9191,703
Papua New Guinea
 
97%
791:103,1949,373
Zambia-631:251,6637,957
Wales
100%
451:68,7622,045
Thailand
100%
251:2,802,63367,582
Antigua and Barbuda-231:4,322830
Nigeria
60%
 
191:9,345,493111,831
Australia-161:853,60110,910
Belize
100%
151:23,6212,493
Tanzania
100%
121:4,399,02726,540
Cayman Islands-121:5,108894
Solomon Islands-111:52,8143,146
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Egypt
100%
91:10,211,21621,716
Sweden
100%
81:1,232,23822,791
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Namibia-61:400,6965,862
Germany
100%
61:16,112,97944,905
Pakistan
100%
61:32,392,947130,865
Jersey-51:19,9961,220
Liberia
50%
 
51:882,41221,482
China-41:341,513,94678,144
Malaysia-41:7,612,485167,458
United States Virgin Islands-41:27,4372,836
Ireland
100%
41:1,160,8807,088
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Marshall Islands
50%
 
21:25,6153,101
Dominica-21:37,736863
Nauru
100%
21:5,964459
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Singapore
100%
21:3,143,52727,876
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Uzbekistan
100%
11:30,786,44017,476
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152

The alternate forms: Primrosé (1) are calculated separately.

Primrose (3,935) may also be a surname.

Primrose Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. mentioned in Notes and Queries, 1904 as one of the flower-names then growing in popularity.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Latin name, meaning: First rose.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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