Girls' name · since 1923
Princetta
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 148 babies named Princetta, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
148 girls have been named Princetta since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Princetta has been recorded 148 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1994.
- #22,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 148 born since 1923
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Princetta ranks #22,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 148 born since 1923, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 148
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Princetta's 148 recorded births place it above 68.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Princetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Princetta's full recorded timeline at 1959, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Princetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1994
- Peak year (1949)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Princetta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (47 births, 32% of the file).
1960s was Princetta's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Princetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
37 births
- 1960s
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 47 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Princetta's data
- Princetta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Princetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1923–1994 (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 Princetta 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.