Name profile

Prince

This name comes from the English word prince, a royal title, which comes ultimately from Latin princeps.

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#447

Meaning and history

This name comes from the English word prince, a royal title ultimately derived from Latin princeps. It was borne by the American musician Prince Rogers Nelson (1958–2016), who was known simply as Prince.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 247 births, rank #823
2007: 273 births, rank #789
2008: 302 births, rank #746
2009: 351 births, rank #691
2010: 501 births, rank #513
20112011: 551 births, rank #479
2012: 594 births, rank #458
2013: 634 births, rank #450
2014: 755 births, rank #411
2015: 830 births, rank #386
20162016: 1,012 births, rank #343
2017: 988 births, rank #345
2018: 1,066 births, rank #317
2019: 1,164 births, rank #297
2020: 1,052 births, rank #315
20212021: 978 births, rank #332
2022: 943 births, rank #348
2023: 894 births, rank #364
2024: 806 births, rank #401
20252025: 703 births, rank #447

Prince moved from #401 to #447 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2019, with 1,164 births.