How Many People Are Named Prince?
people named Prince are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,810 people in the US has this name
Based on 24,151 babies named Prince in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,164 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word prince, a royal title, which comes ultimately from Latin princeps. This name was borne by the American musician Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016), who is known simply as Prince.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Prince, 1% were girls and 99% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Prince alive today is about 18 years old, and 80% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 23 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Prince first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2019, to 1,164 babies. In 2025, 703 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Prince has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #297, in 2019. In 2025 it ranked #447.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #447 |
| Best rank | #297 (2019) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #381 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Prince alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Prince were born in New York than in any other state: about 2,255 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Prince was given 2.8 times as often in South Carolina, 2.5 times in Mississippi and 2.4 times in Georgia.
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