Prince
Last seen for girls in 1991 at #13,147 · #447 for boys in 2025, 703 births
Given to boys 97.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2019 · 1,164 births
- Debut · boys
- 16 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 23,601since 1880
Prince over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Prince has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #447 | 703 | |
| 2024 | — | #401 | 806 | |
| 2023 | — | #364 | 894 | |
| 2022 | — | #348 | 943 | |
| 2021 | — | #332 | 978 | |
| 2020 | — | #315 | 1,052 | |
| 2019 | — | #297 | 1,164 | |
| 2018 | — | #317 | 1,066 | |
| 2017 | — | #345 | 988 | |
| 2016 | — | #343 | 1,012 | |
| 2015 | — | #386 | 830 | |
| 2014 | — | #411 | 755 | |
| 2013 | — | #450 | 634 | |
| 2012 | — | #458 | 594 | |
| 2011 | — | #479 | 551 | |
| 2010 | — | #513 | 501 | |
| 2009 | — | #691 | 351 | |
| 2008 | — | #746 | 302 | |
| 2007 | — | #789 | 273 | |
| 2006 | — | #823 | 247 | |
| 2005 | — | #814 | 232 | |
| 2004 | — | #790 | 228 | |
| 2003 | — | #855 | 202 | |
| 2002 | — | #976 | 161 | |
| 2001 | — | #944 | 164 | |
| 2000 | — | #890 | 176 | |
| 1999 | — | #951 | 152 | |
| 1998 | — | #847 | 172 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,040 | 123 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,188 | 96 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,107 | 105 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,168 | 95 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,007 | 118 | |
| 1992 | — | #944 | 129 | |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #904 | 135 |
| 1990 | — | #914 | 126 | |
| 1989 | — | #870 | 134 | |
| 1988 | — | #806 | 138 | |
| 1987 | — | #846 | 122 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #741 | 150 |
| 1985 | — | #630 | 195 | |
| 1984 | — | #588 | 206 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #662 | 167 |
| 1982 | — | #755 | 137 | |
| 1981 | — | #714 | 146 | |
| 1980 | — | #764 | 131 | |
| 1979 | — | #914 | 92 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,011 | 73 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,127 | 59 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,030 | 65 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,407 | 39 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,073 | 59 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,014 | 63 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,163 | 49 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #1,138 | 52 |
| 1970 | — | #1,159 | 51 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,186 | 44 | |
| 1968 | — | #996 | 55 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #1,102 | 45 |
| 1966 | — | #1,090 | 46 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,064 | 48 | |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #906 | 70 |
| 1963 | — | #936 | 64 | |
| 1962 | — | #953 | 63 | |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #1,052 | 55 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #973 | 61 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #964 | 64 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #1,026 | 55 |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #840 | 81 |
| 1956 | #4,161 | 9 | #868 | 74 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #847 | 75 |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | #851 | 73 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #852 | 71 |
| 1952 | #2,806 | 15 | #932 | 58 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #857 | 66 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #960 | 52 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #782 | 77 |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #902 | 58 |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | #842 | 67 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #819 | 64 |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #864 | 52 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #861 | 54 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #837 | 62 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #991 | 45 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #888 | 51 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #802 | 60 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #811 | 56 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #752 | 66 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #781 | 62 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #825 | 55 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #803 | 59 |
| 1934 | #2,424 | 12 | #897 | 49 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #869 | 51 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #802 | 63 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #922 | 49 |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #815 | 63 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #806 | 64 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | #775 | 70 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #799 | 69 |
| 1926 | #2,708 | 12 | #749 | 73 |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | #759 | 75 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #657 | 96 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #835 | 66 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | #651 | 97 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #729 | 82 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #724 | 80 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #695 | 80 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #647 | 90 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #640 | 86 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #630 | 85 |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #647 | 80 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #605 | 69 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #629 | 50 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #574 | 49 |
| 1911 | — | #533 | 31 | |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #447 | 38 |
| 1909 | — | #462 | 30 | |
| 1908 | — | #499 | 25 | |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #616 | 17 |
| 1906 | — | #503 | 20 | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #452 | 24 |
| 1904 | — | #379 | 29 | |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 | #411 | 23 |
| 1902 | — | #460 | 21 | |
| 1901 | — | #334 | 29 | |
| 1900 | — | #490 | 22 | |
| 1899 | — | #502 | 15 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #438 | 19 | |
| 1896 | — | #380 | 26 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #567 | 13 | |
| 1893 | — | #509 | 14 | |
| 1892 | — | #445 | 19 | |
| 1891 | — | #333 | 26 | |
| 1890 | — | #424 | 18 | |
| 1889 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1888 | — | #430 | 19 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #369 | 22 | |
| 1885 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1884 | — | #450 | 17 | |
| 1883 | — | #412 | 18 | |
| 1882 | — | #426 | 18 | |
| 1881 | — | #416 | 17 | |
| 1880 | — | #442 | 16 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Prince was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1892–1895, when fewer than 20 boys a year got the name.
Where Prince is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- District of Columbia#95 · 1 in 306
- Georgia#157 · 1 in 663
- Delaware#210 · 1 in 643
- South Carolina#211 · 1 in 810
- Florida#242 · 1 in 1,104
Best ever in a state: #91 in District of Columbia, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | #95 | 11 | 1 in 306 |
| Georgia | #157 | 76 | 1 in 663 |
| Delaware | #210 | 5 | 1 in 643 |
| South Carolina | #211 | 25 | 1 in 810 |
| Florida | #242 | 84 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Illinois | #243 | 51 | 1 in 1,057 |
| New York | #249 | 80 | 1 in 1,114 |
| North Carolina | #250 | 48 | 1 in 1,063 |
| Louisiana | #253 | 23 | 1 in 945 |
| Nevada | #259 | 13 | 1 in 912 |
| Ohio | #264 | 46 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Alabama | #265 | 21 | 1 in 1,048 |
| Maryland | #270 | 21 | 1 in 1,188 |
| New Jersey | #276 | 32 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Mississippi | #284 | 11 | 1 in 1,090 |
| Connecticut | #323 | 9 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Arkansas | #331 | 10 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Indiana | #335 | 22 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Michigan | #339 | 26 | 1 in 1,653 |
| Oklahoma | #346 | 13 | 1 in 1,381 |
| Minnesota | #352 | 16 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Virginia | #353 | 23 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Missouri | #354 | 18 | 1 in 1,586 |
| Texas | #367 | 93 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Pennsylvania | #368 | 30 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Tennessee | #372 | 21 | 1 in 1,706 |
| Wisconsin | #396 | 13 | 1 in 1,871 |
| Massachusetts | #410 | 12 | 1 in 2,376 |
| Kentucky | #452 | 9 | 1 in 2,206 |
| Colorado | #545 | 9 | 1 in 2,870 |
| Washington | #546 | 12 | 1 in 2,783 |
| Iowa | #573 | 5 | 1 in 2,811 |
| California | #582 | 51 | 1 in 3,713 |
| Arizona | #596 | 10 | 1 in 3,262 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Prince
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 46 spots since 2024 (#401 → #447)
- 132 spots since 2020 (#315 → #447)
- 61 spots since 2015 (#386 → #447)
- Biggest jump: 193 spots in 1998 (#1,040 → #847)
- Biggest drop: 190 spots in 1969 (#996 → #1,186)
Rise & fade · boys
139 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2019 at #297 (1,164 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 126 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1880–1957
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,541
- Highest: 1 in 1,541 boys born in 2019 were named Prince (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,430 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 34.3% of all boys named Prince (8,095) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 180 | #369 (1886) | #422 |
| 1890s | 182 | #333 (1891) | #465 |
| 1900s | 240 | #334 (1901) | #461 |
| 1910s | 658 | #447 (1910) | #605 |
| 1920s | 772 | #651 (1922) | #748 |
| 1930s | 573 | #752 (1938) | #828 |
| 1940s | 590 | #782 (1949) | #859 |
| 1950s | 669 | #840 (1957) | #900 |
| 1960s | 551 | #906 (1964) | #1,026 |
| 1970s | 602 | #914 (1979) | #1,104 |
| 1980s | 1,526 | #588 (1984) | #738 |
| 1990s | 1,251 | #847 (1998) | #1,007 |
| 2000s | 2,336 | #691 (2009) | #832 |
| 2010s | 8,095 | #297 (2019) | #400 |
| 2020s | 5,376 | #315 (2020) | #368 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Prince in 2021
boys
#332
978 births · 1 in 1,789 boys
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 1,789 of them was named Prince, which outranked 97.6% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).