Declining since 2018, #1,120 for girls today.
Popularity of Princess since 1895
Babies named Princess per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2006, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Princess's real moment was 2017.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 |
| 1900s | 53 |
| 1910s | 145 |
| 1920s | 190 |
| 1930s | 156 |
| 1940s | 271 |
| 1950s | 488 |
| 1960s | 865 |
| 1970s | 845 |
| 1980s | 2,495 |
| 1990s | 2,412 |
| 2000s | 3,260 |
| 2010s | 3,145 |
| 2020s | 1,633 |
Meaning & origin
Princess is a direct vocabulary name that first appeared on the U.S. baby name charts in 1895. It experienced a surge in popularity in the 2010s, reaching its peak rank in 2017. Since 2018, its usage has been slowly declining, but it remains a distinctive choice. The name is most popular in Georgia, Alabama, and Iowa. While always a rare name, its rank of 1120 in 2025 places it well outside the top 1000, with roughly 1 in 7,690 newborn girls receiving the name that year. Princess reflects a modern trend of using titles and abstract nouns as given names, blending a sense of grandeur with everyday familiarity.
Princess is directly taken from the English word 'princess,' meaning the daughter of a monarch or a woman of royal rank. It began to be used as a given name in the late 19th century, with the first recorded instance in 1895. The name surged in popularity in the 2010s, peaking in 2017, before declining slightly thereafter. It remains a bold choice that explicitly references royalty.
Where Princess is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Princess” around the world
Where Princess lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
10
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cece, Prin, Sessy
Variants: Princes
Sibling names for Princess
Names that share Princess's style, for a brother or sister.
Names like Princess
Names whose popularity has moved with Princess's over the last 50 years.
