Princess
The English word used as a given name. It reached English through Old French from the Latin princeps, meaning 'first' or 'chief'.
Princess in 2025
Princess was given to 209 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,148th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 15,863 babies born.
The history of Princess
Princess reached its highest point in 2006, when 400 babies were given the name, ranking 1,305th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,099th, in 1986.
Across the 131 years of records since 1895, 15,982 babies have been named Princess. Half of them were born before 2000, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Princess by decade
| Decade | Babies named Princess | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 17 | 2,427 |
| 1900s | 53 | 2,030 |
| 1910s | 145 | 2,464 |
| 1920s | 190 | 3,227 |
| 1930s | 156 | 3,045 |
| 1940s | 271 | 2,390 |
| 1950s | 488 | 1,883 |
| 1960s | 865 | 1,737 |
| 1970s | 845 | 1,640 |
| 1980s | 2,502 | 1,099 |
| 1990s | 2,412 | 1,351 |
| 2000s | 3,260 | 1,251 |
| 2010s | 3,145 | 1,392 |
| 2020s | 1,633 | 1,505 |
Where Princess is heading
Princess has fallen 24% over the past decade, from 274 babies in 2015 to 209 in 2025.
Names like Princess
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Princess.