Prince
From the English title, which goes back to Latin princeps, meaning first or chief. It served as a medieval nickname and surname before being used as a first name.
Prince in 2025
Prince was given to 703 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 899th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,716 babies born.
The history of Prince
Prince reached its highest point in 2019, when 1,164 babies were given the name, ranking 589th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 24,151 babies have been named Prince. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Prince by decade
| Decade | Babies named Prince | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 180 | 833 |
| 1890s | 182 | 838 |
| 1900s | 260 | 923 |
| 1910s | 744 | 1,009 |
| 1920s | 882 | 1,295 |
| 1930s | 670 | 1,424 |
| 1940s | 679 | 1,575 |
| 1950s | 766 | 1,759 |
| 1960s | 582 | 2,093 |
| 1970s | 607 | 2,187 |
| 1980s | 1,536 | 1,342 |
| 1990s | 1,256 | 1,956 |
| 2000s | 2,336 | 1,495 |
| 2010s | 8,095 | 589 |
| 2020s | 5,376 | 633 |
Where Prince is heading
Prince has fallen 15% over the past decade, from 830 babies in 2015 to 703 in 2025.
Names like Prince
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Prince.