Recorded 1979–2014 Girls' name Peak 2004 167 births

Princessa — girls' name

167 babies named Princessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s201990s152000s1162010s11
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Princessa was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

37 babies were named Princessa in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Princessa

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Princessa between 1979 and 2014, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Princessa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Princessa performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Princessa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Princessa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Princessa 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 167 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.

Princessa at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

167

Since 1979

36 years of records

Peak year

2004

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1979

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2014

Princessa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1979

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2004)
37
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Princessa by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
116 births that decade — 69% of Princessa's all-time total
1970s51980s201990s152000s1162010s11

Princessa by state

Where Princessa concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Princessa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 11.4%
#2 California
16 9.6%
Texas share of Princessa's total US births 11.4%
Even split

19 of 167 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Princessa?
167 babies have been named Princessa since 1979. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2004 with 37 births.
When was Princessa most popular?
Princessa was most popular in the 2000s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Princessa most popular?
The top states for the name Princessa are Texas (19 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Princessa been used?
Princessa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 36 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Princessa?
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, 1979–2014 (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.