Priest vs Prince

Side-by-side comparison of Priest and Prince — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Priest

Boy name · Rank #4104

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Name B

Prince

Boy name · Rank #404

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Metric Priest Prince
Current Rank #4104 #404
Total Births (all years) 537 22,884
Peak Year 2019 2019
Peak Year Births 50 1,162
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Priest Prince
1880ss — 180
1890ss — 182
1900ss — 240
1910ss — 658
1920ss — 772
1930ss — 573
1940ss — 590
1950ss — 669
1960ss — 551
1970ss 89 602
1980ss 5 1,526
1990ss 20 1,251
2000ss 116 2,336
2010ss 141 8,092
2020ss 166 4,662

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Priest Prince
2014 11 755
2015 — 830
2016 8 1,012
2017 9 988
2018 20 1,066
2019 50 1,162
2020 39 1,051
2021 41 978
2022 44 943
2023 16 893
2024 26 797

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1971–2024.

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