Recorded 1910–1934 Boys' name Peak 1917 29 births

Printes — boys' name

29 babies named Printes in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s61930s5
1910s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Printes was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

7 babies were named Printes in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Printes

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Printes between 1910 and 1934, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Printes currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1934. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Printes performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Printes shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Printes in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Printes 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 29 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.

Printes at a glance

Last recorded 1934

Total births

29

Since 1910

25 years of records

Peak year

1917

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1934

Active since

1910

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1934

Printes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1910

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1917)
7
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19341921191719141910 6

Printes by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
18 births that decade — 62% of Printes's all-time total
1910s181920s61930s5

Printes by state

Where Printes concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Printes
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 17.2%
Louisiana share of Printes's total US births 17.2%

5 of 29 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Printes?
29 babies have been named Printes since 1910. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1917 with 7 births.
When was Printes most popular?
Printes was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Printes most popular?
The top states for the name Printes are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Printes been used?
Printes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 25 years of data through 1934.
What names are similar to Printes?
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, 1910–1934 (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.