Princess
Princess was the 1122nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 209 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 613th; the most babies were born in 2006 (400). Over the last ten years it has moved down 134 places. More babies were named Princess in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,122 girls, down 327 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 209girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006400 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,982babies recorded
Princess popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,122 | 209 |
| 2020 | #795 | 343 |
| 2010 | #894 | 297 |
| 2000 | #813 | 279 |
| 1990 | #760 | 272 |
| 1980 | #878 | 175 |
| 1970 | #1,461 | 70 |
| 1960 | #1,209 | 82 |
| 1950 | #1,646 | 33 |
| 1940 | #1,833 | 20 |
| 1930 | #2,535 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,799 | 23 |
| 1910 | #1,605 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,538 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Princess, counting every spelling?
Princess is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,035 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,122 for Princess on its own. Together these spellings went to 223 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess | 209 | #1,122 | 1,290 |
| Pryncess | 7 | #12,882 | 34 |
| Princesse | 7 | #12,880 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Princess?
209 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Princess (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Princess born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Princess.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Princess?
About 14,900 people born in the US named Princess are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 13 and 40. That makes Princess mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Princess by state
How common Princess was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.9×), South Carolina (2.5×), Georgia (2.3×), Maryland (1.9×), Florida (1.8×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Princess: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Princess, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Princess
How popular is the name Princess?
Princess was the 1122nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 209 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 613th; the most babies were born in 2006 (400). Over the last ten years it has moved down 134 places. More babies were named Princess in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Princess a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Princess in the US.
Where is Princess most popular?
In 2021–2025, Princess was most common in Louisiana (0.46 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and Mississippi.