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Prince

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Meaning of Prince: Latin: 'first' or 'prince'

Prince is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 463rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 545th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#463

703 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#545

70 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

24,151

First recorded 1880 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 146 babies1982: 137 babies1983: 172 babies1984: 206 babies1985: 195 babies1986: 155 babies1987: 122 babies1988: 138 babies1989: 134 babies1990: 126 babies19901991: 140 babies1992: 129 babies1993: 118 babies1994: 95 babies1995: 105 babies1996: 96 babies1997: 123 babies1998: 172 babies1999: 152 babies2000: 176 babies20002001: 164 babies2002: 161 babies2003: 202 babies2004: 228 babies2005: 232 babies2006: 247 babies2007: 273 babies2008: 302 babies2009: 351 babies2010: 501 babies20102011: 551 babies2012: 594 babies2013: 634 babies2014: 755 babies2015: 830 babies2016: 1,012 babies2017: 988 babies2018: 1,066 babies2019: 1,164 babies2020: 1,052 babies20202021: 978 babies2022: 943 babies2023: 894 babies2024: 806 babies2025: 703 babies
US babies named Prince per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,164.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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