Girls' name · since 1900
Princella
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 624 babies named Princella, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 624
- born since 1900
- 1940s
- peak decade
Princella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 624 have been recorded since 1900.
Princella has 624 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2004.
- #10,287 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 624 born since 1900
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Princella ranks #10,287 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 624 born since 1900, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,287 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 624
- born since 1900
- 1940s
- peak decade
Princella's 624 recorded births place it above 85.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Princella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Princella's full recorded timeline at 1948, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1900, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Princella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2004
- Peak year (1942)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Princella by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (100 births, 16% of the file).
1940s was Princella's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Princella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
54 births
- 1920s
1920s
90 births
- 1930s
1930s
67 births
- 1940s
1940s
100 births
- 1950s
1950s
98 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 100 births (16% of all-time use).
How Princella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Princella's total volume
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What to do with Princella's data
- Princella's decade-level peak was the 1940s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Princella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~104 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1900–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Princella 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 August 2026.