Girls' name · since 1993
Princesa
Princesa has 363 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Princesa currently ranks #13789 among girls' names in America, with 363 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Princesa recorded 363 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #13789 nationally today, ahead of 20% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #14,351 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,789 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 363 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Princesa ranks #14,351 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,789 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 363 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,351 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,789 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Princesa's 363 recorded births place it above 80.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Princesa compares
363 49th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Princesa's all-time total is 3% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Princesa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 363 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 21 | 19,840 |
Princesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Princesa splits its recorded history at 2008: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Princesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Princesa by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (251 births, 69% of the file).
2000s was Princesa's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Princesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
251 births
- 2010s 50
2010s
50 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 251 births (69% of all-time use).
Princesa by state
Where Princesa concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 13.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 39 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 12 | 3.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 7 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.4% |
50 of 363 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Princesa's data
- Princesa's decade-level peak was the 2000s (251 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Princesas (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Princesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Princesa 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.