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Prince

/ˈpɹɪns/ · 98% boys · #447 in the US for boys, 2025

Prince has been given to about 24,151 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈpɹɪns/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 20,679
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Prince per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 1,164
  • Born in 2025703
  • All time24,151
  • England & Wales, 2025#533 · 73

How popular is Prince?

Prince ranks 447th among American boys in 2025, with 703 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 1,164 babies were given the name, ranking 297th. The typical living American called Prince is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.

Names that sound like Prince

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Price0.88
  2. Brice0.75
  3. Vince0.75
  4. Bryce0.64
  5. Princeton0.60
  6. Lawrence0.56
  7. Terence0.58
  8. Pierce0.57

Middle names for Prince

Ranked by flow score
  1. Prince Thomas0.80
  2. Prince James0.80
  3. Prince Cole0.79
  4. Prince Miles0.79
  5. Prince Wilder0.78
  6. Prince John0.61

Sibling names for Prince

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Leightoneither · 0.99
  2. Gideonbrother · 0.98
  3. Maximilianobrother · 0.98
  4. Orionbrother · 0.98
  5. Camillasister · 0.98
  6. Viviennesister · 0.98

Where Prince is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.07%
  2. Georgia0.05%
  3. North Carolina0.04%
  4. South Carolina0.04%
  5. Connecticut0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Prince Wilson0.75
  2. Prince Williams0.75
  3. Prince Walker0.75
  4. Prince Turner0.75
  5. Prince Torres0.75
  6. Prince Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Prince

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Prince across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.