How Many People Are Named Prince?
An estimated 19,831 people in the United States have the first name Prince. It is predominantly male (97.7%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Prince peaked in popularity in 2019 with 1,162 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prince as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Prince paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Prince is overwhelmingly male, 550 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
19,831
About 1 in 17,284 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
97.7% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2019
1,162 births
Total Registered
23,434
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prince
Prince is predominantly male (97.7%), though 550 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Prince as a male name
Ranked #404 in 2024
797 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (1,162 births)
Prince as a female name
Ranked #14,761 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1947 (18 births)
Prince: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prince span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 8,092 babies were registered. While Prince is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Prince by Decade
How has Prince tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Prince by State
Birth registrations for Prince span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Dakota, Rhode Island, Hawaii. On average, about 455 Princes were registered per state.
Prince + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prince as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prince
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prince: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prince?
We estimate approximately 19,831 people named Prince are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,284 Americans share this first name.
Is Prince a common name?
Prince is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,434 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prince most popular?
Prince reached peak popularity in 2019, when 1,162 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prince is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prince a male name?
Prince is predominantly male. 97.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prince Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prince Smith, Prince Johnson, Prince Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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