Recorded 1982–2006 Girls' name Peak 1983 81 births

Princes — girls' name

81 babies named Princes in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s341990s352000s12
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Princes was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

7 babies were named Princes in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Princes

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Princes between 1982 and 2006, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Princes currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Princes performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Princes shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Princes 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 81 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.

Princes at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

81

Since 1982

25 years of records

Peak year

1983

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1982

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2006

Princes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1982

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1983)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
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Princes by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 43% of Princes's all-time total
1980s341990s352000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Princes?
81 babies have been named Princes since 1982. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1983 with 7 births.
When was Princes most popular?
Princes was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Princes been used?
Princes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 25 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Princes?
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.

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, 1982–2006 (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.