How Many People Are Named Princess?
An estimated 14,416 people in the United States have the first name Princess. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Princess peaked in popularity in 2006 with 400 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Princess 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 Princess paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,416
About 1 in 23,776 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2006
400 births
Total Registered
15,769
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Princess
Princess is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,769 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Princess as a male name
Ranked #6,751 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Princess as a female name
Ranked #1,145 in 2024
211 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (400 births)
Princess: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Princess span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,260 babies were registered. While Princess is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Princess by Decade
How has Princess 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.
Princess by State
Birth registrations for Princess span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Colorado, Kansas. On average, about 337 Princesss were registered per state.
Princess + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Princess as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Princess
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Princess: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Princess?
We estimate approximately 14,416 people named Princess 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 23,776 Americans share this first name.
Is Princess a common name?
Princess is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,769 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Princess most popular?
Princess reached peak popularity in 2006, when 400 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Princess is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Princess a female name?
Princess is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Princess Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Princess Smith, Princess Johnson, Princess 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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