Price
Price is a male given name which may refer to:Price Cobb, American racecar driver Price Daniel (1910–1988), US Senator and 38th Governor of Texas Price Daniel Jr.
Meaning & Origin of Price
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Price is a male given name which may refer to:Price Cobb, American racecar driver Price Daniel (1910–1988), US Senator and 38th Governor of Texas Price Daniel Jr.
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The Story of Price
Price first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 64 Prices were born — ranking #2,062 that year. As of 2026, Price ranks #2,802 for baby boys with 46 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 4K Prices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Price
Price is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Price's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #438. Use the chart and map above to compare Price's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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