Is Princess a boy or girl name?
Princess is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 211 girls and 0 boys were named Princess, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 15,769 US babies named Princess were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,145
- Babies named Princess since 1895
- 15,769
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 400 babies
Boys and girls named Princess, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 190 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 156 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 271 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 488 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 865 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 845 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 2,495 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,412 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,260 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,143 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,422 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,145 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 288 | #921 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 277 | #963 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 303 | #894 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 343 | #795 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 365 | #765 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 373 | #744 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 382 | #741 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 377 | #758 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 274 | #987 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 259 | #1,010 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 259 | #973 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,015 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 308 | #859 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 297 | #894 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 304 | #898 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 291 | #938 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 347 | #830 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 400 | #713 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 371 | #731 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 353 | #745 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 383 | #686 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 269 | #860 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 263 | #871 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 279 | #813 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 261 | #829 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 270 | #796 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 239 | #855 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 212 | #925 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 216 | #882 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 210 | #910 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 253 | #799 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 228 | #871 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 251 | #821 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 272 | #760 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,751 | 301 | #679 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 280 | #690 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 238 | #758 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 313 | #613 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 267 | #677 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 262 | #664 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 252 | #678 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 220 | #755 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 187 | #839 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 175 | #878 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 149 | #968 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,180 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,308 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,491 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,437 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,331 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,337 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,587 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,438 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,461 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,661 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,400 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,139 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,128 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,075 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,100 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,032 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,143 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,131 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,210 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,129 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,328 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,605 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,502 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,398 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,667 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,522 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,703 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,551 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,646 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,652 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,402 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,780 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,711 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,694 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,788 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,784 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,027 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,596 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,833 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,020 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,421 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,723 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,009 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,413 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,268 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,132 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,866 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,189 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,535 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,700 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,595 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,010 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,684 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,837 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,855 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,151 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,946 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,813 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,799 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,908 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,484 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,698 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,223 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,469 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,887 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,761 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,584 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,525 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,605 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,924 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,421 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,300 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,172 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,626 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,751 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,538 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,914 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,551 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,559 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Princess reached #6,751 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #613 in 1986. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Princess
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.