Boys' name · since 1914
Printess
Printess has 34 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Printess is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 34 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Printess recorded 34 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1979.
- #24,978 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Printess ranks #24,978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Printess's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Printess's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Printess's full recorded timeline at 1927, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Printess popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1979
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Printess by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (18 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Printess's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Printess births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
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- Printess's decade-level peak was the 1920s (18 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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 Printess: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1914–1979 (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 Printess 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.