Prince

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A few things about Prince you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Prince

Prince

American musician (1958–2016)

Choose Prince and your child shares a first name with Prince, an American musician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Prince, like who?” Prince's Wikipedia article is available in 112 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,430 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Prince, 703 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Prince would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPrince has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Princes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2019, when it reached #297.
• 📈Then vs nowPrince is 4.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 11,161 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 2,430.
• 🍂TrendPrince has slipped 132 places over the last five years and now sits at #447. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedPrince is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #213, followed by Georgia (#232) and North Carolina (#287). It's in the top 1,000 in 33 states.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Prince means “prince”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Prince

Prince is a boy name of English and Latin origin meaning “prince”. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, starting with P and ending in “-nce”. US birth records list Prince for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked #297 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #447, with 703 babies.

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