Recorded 1900–2004 Girls' name Peak 1942 624 births

Princella — girls' name

624 babies named Princella in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s101910s541920s901930s671940s1001950s981960s961970s521980s371990s102000s10
1940s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Princella was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

19 babies were named Princella in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Princella

The Social Security Administration has registered 624 babies named Princella between 1900 and 2004, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Princella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Princella performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Princella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Princella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 624 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Princella at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

624

Since 1900

105 years of records

Peak year

1942

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1900

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2004

Princella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1900

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1942)
19
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
05101520 200419761965195519441933192319121900 5

Princella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
100 births that decade — 16% of Princella's all-time total
1900s101910s541920s901930s671940s1001950s981960s961970s521980s371990s102000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Princella?
624 babies have been named Princella since 1900. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1942 with 19 births.
When was Princella most popular?
Princella was most popular in the 1940s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Princella been used?
Princella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 105 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Princella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Priscilla, Princess, Priya, Priscila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1900–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.