Is Princeton a boy or girl name?
Princeton is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 464 boys were named Princeton, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 9,828 US babies named Princeton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #614
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Princeton since 1950
- 9,828
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 793 babies
Boys and girls named Princeton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 347 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 370 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 580 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5,461 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,951 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 464 | #614 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 533 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 611 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 626 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 717 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 768 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 788 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 793 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 775 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 714 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 541 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 389 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 318 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 202 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 173 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 136 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 106 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 54 | #2,342 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,301 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,370 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,767 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,927 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,080 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,848 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,775 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,166 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,666 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,977 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,277 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 36 | #2,249 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,873 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 66 | #1,408 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 64 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 47 | #1,674 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 55 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 45 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,679 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,645 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,565 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,267 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,735 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,078 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,602 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,204 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,087 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,390 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,551 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,872 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,598 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,404 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,832 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,830 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,586 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,223 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,792 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,235 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,132 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,598 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Princeton reached #402 in 2017. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 Princeton
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.