Recorded 1989–2023 Boys' name Peak 2013 96 births

Prinston — boys' name

96 babies named Prinston in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s102000s62010s512020s21
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Prinston was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

10 babies were named Prinston in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prinston

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Prinston between 1989 and 2023, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Prinston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prinston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Prinston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prinston 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 96 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.

Prinston at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

96

Since 1989

35 years of records

Peak year

2013

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1989

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2023

Prinston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1989

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 20232020201820152012200819911989 8

Prinston by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
51 births that decade — 53% of Prinston's all-time total
1980s81990s102000s62010s512020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prinston?
96 babies have been named Prinston since 1989. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 10 births.
When was Prinston most popular?
Prinston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Prinston been used?
Prinston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 35 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Prinston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prince, Princeton, Price, Primo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1989–2023 (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.