Given name & surname
Prinz
“the royal son”
Prinz is a variant of Prince. One Latin interpretation is “the royal son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Prinz is a variant of Prince. One Latin interpretation is “the royal son.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Prinz is a variant of Prince. An origin associated with Prince is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Prinz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,512 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Prinz’s family of names
Prinz has a related form in Prince. In German usage, Prinz as a surname has a related form in PRINS. In English usage, Prinz as a surname has a related form in Printz.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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