Is Prince a boy or girl name?
Prince is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 797 boys were named Prince, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 23,434 US babies named Prince were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #404
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Prince since 1880
- 23,434
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 1,162 babies
Boys and girls named Prince, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 180 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 240 | 20 | 7.7% |
| 1910s | 658 | 86 | 11.6% |
| 1920s | 772 | 110 | 12.5% |
| 1930s | 573 | 97 | 14.5% |
| 1940s | 590 | 89 | 13.1% |
| 1950s | 669 | 97 | 12.7% |
| 1960s | 551 | 31 | 5.3% |
| 1970s | 602 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1980s | 1,526 | 10 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 1,251 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 2,336 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 8,092 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 4,662 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 797 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 893 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 943 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 978 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,051 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,162 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,066 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 988 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,012 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 830 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 755 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 634 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 594 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 551 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 500 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 351 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 302 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 273 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 247 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 232 | #815 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 228 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 202 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 161 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 164 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 176 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 152 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 172 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 123 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 96 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 105 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 95 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 118 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 129 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 135 | #905 | 5 | #14,761 |
| 1990 | 126 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 134 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 138 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 122 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 150 | #742 | 5 | #12,275 |
| 1985 | 195 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 206 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 167 | #662 | 5 | #11,510 |
| 1982 | 137 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 146 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 131 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 92 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 73 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,136 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 65 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 63 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,143 | 5 | #9,250 |
| 1970 | 51 | #1,165 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 44 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 55 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,110 | 5 | #7,564 |
| 1966 | 46 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 48 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 70 | #911 | 6 | #6,570 |
| 1963 | 64 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 63 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 55 | #1,055 | 10 | #4,469 |
| 1960 | 61 | #980 | 10 | #4,384 |
| 1959 | 64 | #969 | 9 | #4,546 |
| 1958 | 55 | #1,035 | 7 | #5,278 |
| 1957 | 81 | #841 | 7 | #5,255 |
| 1956 | 74 | #873 | 9 | #4,390 |
| 1955 | 75 | #851 | 9 | #4,300 |
| 1954 | 73 | #861 | 10 | #3,903 |
| 1953 | 71 | #856 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1952 | 58 | #936 | 15 | #2,897 |
| 1951 | 66 | #866 | 15 | #2,783 |
| 1950 | 52 | #969 | 5 | #5,913 |
| 1949 | 77 | #787 | 5 | #5,858 |
| 1948 | 58 | #908 | 12 | #3,096 |
| 1947 | 67 | #850 | 18 | #2,427 |
| 1946 | 64 | #823 | 9 | #3,615 |
| 1945 | 52 | #879 | 7 | #3,936 |
| 1944 | 54 | #865 | 6 | #4,448 |
| 1943 | 62 | #843 | 6 | #4,579 |
| 1942 | 45 | #1,001 | 10 | #3,157 |
| 1941 | 51 | #894 | 9 | #3,193 |
| 1940 | 60 | #808 | 7 | #3,777 |
| 1939 | 56 | #817 | 8 | #3,354 |
| 1938 | 66 | #754 | 11 | #2,698 |
| 1937 | 62 | #785 | 15 | #2,172 |
| 1936 | 55 | #826 | 6 | #4,063 |
| 1935 | 59 | #811 | 8 | #3,370 |
| 1934 | 49 | #908 | 12 | #2,539 |
| 1933 | 51 | #873 | 6 | #4,130 |
| 1932 | 63 | #811 | 12 | #2,610 |
| 1931 | 49 | #936 | 11 | #2,721 |
| 1930 | 63 | #823 | 8 | #3,598 |
| 1929 | 64 | #811 | 11 | #2,882 |
| 1928 | 70 | #778 | 14 | #2,479 |
| 1927 | 69 | #804 | 10 | #3,237 |
| 1926 | 73 | #757 | 12 | #2,841 |
| 1925 | 75 | #764 | 10 | #3,315 |
| 1924 | 96 | #663 | 9 | #3,613 |
| 1923 | 66 | #839 | 10 | #3,311 |
| 1922 | 97 | #652 | 14 | #2,575 |
| 1921 | 82 | #732 | 9 | #3,615 |
| 1920 | 80 | #730 | 11 | #3,060 |
| 1919 | 80 | #702 | 11 | #2,967 |
| 1918 | 90 | #649 | 12 | #2,788 |
| 1917 | 86 | #644 | 10 | #3,038 |
| 1916 | 85 | #633 | 6 | #4,301 |
| 1915 | 80 | #650 | 8 | #3,368 |
| 1914 | 69 | #607 | 10 | #2,398 |
| 1913 | 50 | #634 | 10 | #2,135 |
| 1912 | 49 | #579 | 11 | #1,816 |
| 1911 | 31 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 38 | #451 | 8 | #1,903 |
| 1909 | 30 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 25 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 17 | #630 | 9 | #1,485 |
| 1906 | 20 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 24 | #460 | 6 | #1,882 |
| 1904 | 29 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 23 | #427 | 5 | #2,020 |
| 1902 | 21 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 29 | #345 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 22 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 15 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 14 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 19 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 26 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 18 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 13 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 14 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 19 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 26 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 18 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 14 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 19 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 18 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 22 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 21 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 17 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 18 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 18 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 17 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 16 | #459 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Prince reached #297 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #1,485 in 1907. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Prince
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.