Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Princess

Meaning A female given name from English Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,122 Trend ↓ Falling 32%

A female given name from English.

Rank 2025
#1,122
among girls · ↑24 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
209
named Princess · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,690
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
400 babies
All-time total
15,982
#1,228 all-time among girls
First recorded
1895
in Social Security records

Princess popularity over time

15,982 babies have been named Princess since 1895, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 17 – 17 2 – #1,551
1900s 53 – 53 5 +212% #1,300
1910s 145 – 145 15 +174% #1,469
1920s 190 – 190 19 +31% #1,799
1930s 156 – 156 16 -18% #1,723
1940s 271 – 271 27 +74% #1,402
1950s 488 – 488 49 +80% #1,129
1960s 865 – 865 87 +77% #1,032
1970s 845 – 845 85 -2% #968
1980s 2,495 7 2,502 250 +196% #613
1990s 2,412 – 2,412 241 -4% #760
2000s 3,260 – 3,260 326 +35% #686
2010s 3,145 – 3,145 315 -4% #740
2020s (to 2025) 1,633 – 1,633 272 -13% #795

Where Princess is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 195 0.12 outside top 500
2027 184 0.11 outside top 500
2028 175 0.11 outside top 500
2029 168 0.10 outside top 500
2030 162 0.10 outside top 500

Where Princess is most popular

Girls named Princess per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.159 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Princess born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 40 0.457 +187%
South Carolina 35 0.389 +145%
Mississippi 18 0.385 +142%
Georgia 84 0.370 +133%
Maryland 32 0.302 +90%
Florida 121 0.283 +78%
North Carolina 59 0.259 +63%
Michigan 45 0.247 +55%
Wisconsin 24 0.233 +47%
Illinois 52 0.227 +43%
Alabama 21 0.224 +41%
Ohio 52 0.219 +38%
Tennessee 32 0.202 +27%
Missouri 22 0.183 +15%
Pennsylvania 43 0.182 +14%
New York 65 0.164 ≈ national
New Jersey 28 0.155 ≈ national
Texas 124 0.154 ≈ national
Arizona 20 0.143 -10%
Indiana 19 0.135 -15%
Nevada 5 0.108 -32%
California 88 0.105 -34%
Iowa 5 0.086 -46%
Washington 12 0.083 -48%
Virginia 12 0.070 -56%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -65%
Massachusetts 6 0.050 -69%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Princess

Princess is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,122 in 2025 with 209 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1895, 15,982 American babies have been named Princess. Its peak came in 2006, when 400 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Princess stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Princess?

The median living Princess is about 24 years old; half are between 12 and 39. An estimated 15 thousand people named Princess are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Princess year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 209 #1,122 – –
2024 212 #1,146 – –
2023 288 #922 – –
2022 278 #963 – –
2021 303 #894 – –
2020 343 #795 – –
2019 365 #765 – –
2018 373 #744 – –
2017 383 #740 – –
2016 377 #758 – –
2015 274 #988 – –
2014 259 #1,010 – –
2013 259 #973 – –
2012 249 #1,015 – –
2011 309 #856 – –
2010 297 #894 – –
2009 304 #898 – –
2008 291 #938 – –
2007 347 #830 – –
2006 400 #713 – –
2005 371 #731 – –
2004 353 #745 – –
2003 383 #686 – –
2002 269 #860 – –
2001 263 #871 – –
2000 279 #813 – –
1995 216 #882 – –
1990 272 #760 – –
1985 267 #677 – –
1980 175 #878 – –
1975 73 #1,436 – –
1970 70 #1,461 – –
1965 95 #1,076 – –
1960 82 #1,209 – –
1955 52 #1,398 – –
1950 33 #1,646 – –
1945 25 #1,694 – –
1940 20 #1,833 – –
1935 13 #2,413 – –
1930 13 #2,535 – –
1925 23 #1,837 – –
1920 23 #1,799 – –
1915 25 #1,469 – –
1910 10 #1,605 – –
1905 5 #2,172 – –
1900 8 #1,538 – –
1895 6 #1,559 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Princess

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon British princess (1930–2002) Contemporary
  2. 2 Princess Alice of Battenberg Princess Alice of Battenberg Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1885–1969) 19th century
  3. 3 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Mother of Queen Victoria (1786–1861) 18th century
  4. 4 Princess Alice of the United Kingdom Princess Alice of the United Kingdom British princess (1843–1878) 19th century
  5. 5 Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine Marchioness of Milford Haven (1863–1950) 19th century
  6. 6 Princess Sophie of Bavaria Princess Sophie of Bavaria Bavarian princess turned Archduchess of Austria (1805–1872) 19th century
  7. 7 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom British princess (1857–1944) 19th century
  8. 8 Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark Greek princess (1942–2026) Contemporary
  9. 9 Princess Märtha of Sweden Princess Märtha of Sweden Crown Princess of Norway (1901–1954) Contemporary
  10. 10 Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester Member of the British royal family (1901–2004) Contemporary
  11. 11 Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia Duchess of Brunswick from 1913 to 1918 1892–1980 · 19th century
  12. 12 Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1911–1937) Contemporary
  13. 13 Princess Stéphanie of Belgium Princess Stéphanie of Belgium Crown Princess of Austria (1864–1945) 19th century
  14. 14 Princess Ludovika of Bavaria Princess Ludovika of Bavaria Duchess in Bavaria 1808–1892 · 19th century
  15. 15 Princess Margaret of Connaught Princess Margaret of Connaught Crown Princess of Sweden (1882–1920) 19th century
  16. 16 Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Member of the Swedish royal family (1908–1972) Contemporary
  17. 17 Princess Helena of the United Kingdom Princess Helena of the United Kingdom British princess, daughter of Queen Victoria (1846–1923) 19th century
  18. 18 Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia Princess of Russia (1895–1970) 19th century
  19. 19 Princess Benedikte of Denmark Princess Benedikte of Denmark Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born 1944) Contemporary
  20. 20 Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine Grand Duchess of Russia 1864–1918 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Princess, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Princess?

The median living Princess is about 24 years old. Half of all living Princesss are between 12 and 39 years old.

How many people named Princess are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Princess are alive in the United States, based on 15,982 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Princess mean?

A female given name from English.

How popular is the name Princess in 2025?

Princess ranked #1,122 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 209 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Princess?

15,982 babies have been named Princess in the United States since 1895, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Princess most popular?

Princess peaked in 2006, when 400 newborns received the name.

Is Princess a boy or girl name?

Princess is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Princess rising or falling?

Princess has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Princess become more popular?

Princess is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 162 girls named Princess in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Princess?

Well-known people named Princess include Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (nobleman), Princess Alice of Battenberg (nobleman), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (nobleman).

Names like Princess

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