Princess
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning a royal female; a daughter of a king or prince.
How Princess has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #986 |
| 2016 | #763 |
| 2017 | #743 |
| 2018 | #744 |
| 2019 | #765 |
| 2020 | #800 |
| 2021 | #898 |
| 2022 | #970 |
| 2023 | #919 |
Princess by the numbers
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Princess. In the US, 379 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 400 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Princess. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Princess, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a prince or princess
Like Princess, each of these has a prince or princess in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sarahprincess3,986 in the US (2017)
- Sadieprincess; from Sarah3,695 in the US (2017)
- Saraprincess; variant of Sarah427 in England and Wales (2025)
- Parisson of priam; the trojan prince1,149 in the US (2017)
- Zarablooming flower or princess625 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amiraprincess; female form of amir396 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Princess
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