Total births
23,601
Boys' name · since 1880
Prince
Prince has 23,601 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #401
- among boys today
- 23,601
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 97%
- more common than other boys
23,601 babies have been named Prince since 1880, making it today's #401 boys' name.
Prince has 23,601 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #401 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #401 among boys today
- 23,601 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
- 97% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Prince is currently the #401 boys' name in America, more common than 97% of boys - 23,601 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #401
- among boys today
- 23,601
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 97%
- more common than other boys
Prince vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#401
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 97% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Prince was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
1,164 babies were named Prince in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Prince compares
23,601 Top 5% higher than 95% of 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Prince's all-time total is 64x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prince | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,601 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,164 | 23 | 22,252 |
Prince's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prince's full recorded timeline at 1953, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1894, with just 13 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 1,164 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prince at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
2019
Current rank
#401
Active since
1880
Prince popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,164
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Prince popularity over time - girls
550 total births recorded since 1903 (Prince as girls' name)
Prince by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Prince's strongest decade.
8,095 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Prince births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 180
1880s
180 births
- 1890s 182
1890s
182 births
- 1900s 240
1900s
240 births
- 1910s 658
1910s
658 births
- 1920s 772
1920s
772 births
- 1930s 573
1930s
573 births
- 1940s 590
1940s
590 births
- 1950s 669
1950s
669 births
- 1960s 551
1960s
551 births
- 1970s 602
1970s
602 births
- 1980s 1,526
1980s
1,526 births
- 1990s 1,251
1990s
1,251 births
- 2000s 2,336
2000s
2,336 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,095 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,376 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,095 births (34% of all-time use).
How Prince compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Prince's total volume
Prince vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Prince by state
Where Prince concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,317 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,869 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,764 | 7.5% |
| #4 | California | | 1,524 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,501 | 6.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,025 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 912 | 3.9% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 733 | 3.1% |
New York share of Prince's total US births 9.8%
Even split
2,317 of 23,601 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Prince appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Prince? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 23,601 babies named Prince. Today it holds rank #401 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 1,164 births.
When was Prince most popular? ▼
Prince was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8,095 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Prince most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Prince are New York (2,317 births), Texas (1,869 births), Florida (1,764 births).
How long has the name Prince been used? ▼
Records for Prince go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Prince? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Princeton, Price, Primo, Primitivo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Prince's data
- Prince's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,095 total births) through the 2020s (5,376) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Princes (2,317 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Prince
Nearby Names Like Prince
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Prince
Princeton Boy
#614 10,256 births
Price Boy
#2718 3,926 births
Primo Boy
#12412 874 births
Primitivo Boy
742 births
Priest Boy
#4120 561 births
Compare Prince side by side: Prince vs Princeton Prince vs Price Prince vs Primo
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Prince
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Prince: #401 Boys' Name - 23,601 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/prince. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Prince draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.