Prince
Prince is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Prince
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Prince is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Prince
American parents first put Prince on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 16 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 1,162 Princes were born — ranking #297 that year. About 33% of every Prince on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Prince ranks #418 for baby boys with 762 births, falling sharply (-20%). All told, over 24K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Prince
Prince is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 24K births in the dataset. Prince's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #297. Use the chart and map above to compare Prince'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.