Prince Name Popularity

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How popular is Prince?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Prince, ranked the 318th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Prince has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #318 for the first time this year with 1,058 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Prince was 13 in 1894.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Prince occurred roughly during the years 1906-1915, 1919-1922, 1944-1947, 1975-1984, 2001-2004, and 2005-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1931, and 1991-1994.

Prince's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Prince for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Prince?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Prince is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Prince (Girl)		Prince (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	1,058	318
2017		< 5	--	983	345
2016		< 5	--	1,008	344
2015		< 5	--	822	388
2014		< 5	--	754	410
2013		< 5	--	631	451
2012		< 5	--	593	458
2011		< 5	--	550	480
2010		< 5	--	499	517
2009		< 5	--	351	692
2008		< 5	--	302	748
2007		< 5	--	273	789
2006		< 5	--	247	826
2005		< 5	--	231	817
2004		< 5	--	228	794
2003		< 5	--	202	856
2002		< 5	--	161	981
2001		< 5	--	164	946
2000		< 5	--	176	891
1999		< 5	--	152	954
1998		< 5	--	172	851
1997		< 5	--	123	1,042
1996		< 5	--	96	1,192
1995		< 5	--	105	1,117
1994		< 5	--	95	1,173
1993		< 5	--	118	1,014
1992		< 5	--	129	949
1991		5	14,757	135	905
1990		< 5	--	126	917
1989		< 5	--	134	874
1988		< 5	--	138	807
1987		< 5	--	122	849
1986		5	12,269	150	742
1985		< 5	--	195	631
1984		< 5	--	206	589
1983		5	11,507	167	661
1982		< 5	--	137	756
1981		< 5	--	146	716
1980		< 5	--	131	767
1979		< 5	--	92	916
1978		< 5	--	73	1,025
1977		< 5	--	59	1,137
1976		< 5	--	65	1,036
1975		< 5	--	39	1,419
1974		< 5	--	59	1,079
1973		< 5	--	63	1,021
1972		< 5	--	49	1,172
1971		5	9,244	52	1,143
1970		< 5	--	51	1,165
1969		< 5	--	44	1,194
1968		< 5	--	55	1,002
1967		5	7,563	45	1,110
1966		< 5	--	46	1,098
1965		< 5	--	48	1,077
1964		6	6,566	70	911
1963		< 5	--	64	945
1962		< 5	--	65	944
1961		10	4,466	54	1,063
1960		10	4,384	61	980
1959		9	4,544	63	970
1958		7	5,280	55	1,035
1957		7	5,251	81	840
1956		9	4,387	74	874
1955		9	4,301	75	851
1954		10	3,900	73	860
1953		11	3,624	71	857
1952		15	2,898	58	935
1951		15	2,783	66	866
1950		5	5,913	52	969
1949		5	5,857	77	787
1948		12	3,095	58	908
1947		18	2,427	67	849
1946		9	3,615	64	823
1945		7	3,936	52	879
1944		6	4,450	54	866
1943		6	4,579	62	844
1942		10	3,157	45	1,001
1941		9	3,194	51	894
1940		7	3,777	60	808
1939		8	3,354	56	817
1938		11	2,698	66	754
1937		15	2,172	62	784
1936		6	4,063	55	826
1935		8	3,369	59	811
1934		12	2,540	49	907
1933		6	4,130	51	873
1932		12	2,611	63	811
1931		11	2,722	49	936
1930		8	3,597	63	823
1929		11	2,882	64	811
1928		14	2,478	70	778
1927		10	3,238	69	804
1926		12	2,841	73	756
1925		10	3,313	75	764
1924		9	3,614	96	663
1923		10	3,312	66	839
1922		14	2,573	97	652
1921		9	3,615	82	732
1920		11	3,060	80	730
1919		11	2,967	80	702
1918		12	2,788	90	649
1917		10	3,038	86	644
1916		6	4,301	85	633
1915		8	3,368	80	650
1914		10	2,398	69	607
1913		10	2,135	50	634
1912		11	1,816	49	579
1911		< 5	--	31	544
1910		8	1,903	38	451
1909		< 5	--	30	467
1908		< 5	--	25	511
1907		9	1,485	17	630
1906		< 5	--	20	518
1905		6	1,882	24	460
1904		< 5	--	29	387
1903		5	2,020	23	427
1902		< 5	--	21	471
1901		< 5	--	29	345
1900		< 5	--	22	510
1899		< 5	--	15	516
1898		< 5	--	14	600
1897		< 5	--	19	454
1896		< 5	--	26	385
1895		< 5	--	18	486
1894		< 5	--	13	589
1893		< 5	--	14	530
1892		< 5	--	19	457
1891		< 5	--	26	338
1890		< 5	--	18	430
1889		< 5	--	14	515
1888		< 5	--	19	439
1887		< 5	--	18	402
1886		< 5	--	22	378
1885		< 5	--	21	394
1884		< 5	--	17	465
1883		< 5	--	18	430
1882		< 5	--	18	435
1881		< 5	--	17	429
1880		< 5	--	16	459

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.