Primus vs Princeton

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

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Primus

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Princeton

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Metric Primus Princeton
Current Rank Unranked #614
Total Births (all years) 194 9,828
Peak Year 1920 2017
Peak Year Births 10 793
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1950

Births by Decade

Decade Primus Princeton
1880ss 10 —
1910ss 18 —
1920ss 48 —
1930ss 6 —
1940ss 20 —
1950ss 39 30
1960ss 5 24
1970ss 26 65
1980ss 5 347
1990ss — 370
2000ss 5 580
2010ss 6 5,461
2020ss 6 2,951

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Primus Princeton
2014 — 541
2015 — 714
2016 — 775
2017 — 793
2018 — 788
2019 6 768
2020 — 717
2021 — 626
2022 — 611
2023 6 533
2024 — 464

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, 1881–2023.

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