Princess

Where Princess comes from

The dictionaries list Princess as a given name — a female given name from English — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • English
Along the way
  1. 1895
    First appearance
    #1,426 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1975
    Princess Kasune born
    Zambian politician
  3. 1986
    Peak, #613
    313 babies named Princess — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1990
    Princess Shyngle born
    Gambian actress and producer
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from English.
Namesakes
  • Princess Shyngle · Gambian actress and producer, born 1990
  • Princess Kasune · Zambian politician, born 1975
  • Princess Brun Njua · actress and model, born 1986
  • Princess Vitarah · Nigerian-American rapper, singer, and songwriter, born 1997
  • Princess Ibini-Isei · Australian football player, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.