Given name & surname
Princess
“a highborn daughter; born to royalty”
Princess is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a highborn daughter; born to royalty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a highborn daughter; born to royalty.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Princess through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15,982
- 7 boys · 15,975 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 400 babies
- 2025
- 209
- #1,122 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 209 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,122 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 400 in 2006. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,300 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Princess’s family of names
Princess has a related form in Princella. Princess has a related form in Princesa. Princess has a related form in Princy.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Princess
- Princess ShyngleGambian actress and producerborn 1990
- Princess KasuneZambian politicianborn 1975
- Princess Brun Njuaactress and modelborn 1986
- Princess VitarahNigerian-American rapper, singer, and songwriterborn 1997
- Princess Ibini-IseiAustralian football playerborn 2000
- Princess Hallidayactor
- Princess OgheneNigerian business woman
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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