Given name
Princessa
“a highborn daughter; born to royalty”
Princessa is a variant of Princess. One English interpretation is “a highborn daughter; born to royalty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Princessa is a variant of Princess. One English interpretation is “a highborn daughter; born to royalty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Princessa is a variant of Princess. An origin associated with Princess is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Princessa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 167
- 0 boys · 167 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 37 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 184 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.
Princessa’s family of names
Princessa has a related form in Princess.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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