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Princeton

Boy

Meaning of Princeton: English: 'prince's town'

Princeton is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 665th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#665

422 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,256

First recorded 1950 · peak 2017

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 35 babies1985: 52 babies1986: 45 babies1987: 37 babies1988: 55 babies1989: 47 babies1990: 64 babies19901991: 66 babies1992: 44 babies1993: 36 babies1994: 36 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 32 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 36 babies2004: 48 babies2005: 31 babies2006: 54 babies2007: 85 babies2008: 106 babies2009: 136 babies2010: 173 babies20102011: 202 babies2012: 318 babies2013: 389 babies2014: 541 babies2015: 714 babies2016: 775 babies2017: 793 babies2018: 788 babies2019: 768 babies2020: 722 babies20202021: 626 babies2022: 611 babies2023: 533 babies2024: 465 babies2025: 422 babies
US babies named Princeton per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 793.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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