Prince

“Ruler or sovereign; from Latin princeps, 'first in rank'” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #447 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Prince has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #297 (2019) · 23,601 babies named Prince all-time · 1 in 2,400 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,200 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,700 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 4,900 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Princes

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh — consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021
Prince — American musician (1958–2016)
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex — younger son of Charles III of the United Kingdom and Diana, Princess of Wales
Prince George of Wales — British prince; eldest child of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales (born 2013)
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha — Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861 (1819–1861)

In stories & tradition

Prince Hamlet — Hamlet
Prince Caspian — The Silver Chair · Prince Caspian
Prince Myshkin — The Idiot

What Princes become

Among 995 notable people named Prince:

Military figures appear 11.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Prince George, Duke of Kent, Royal Navy admiral (1902–1942), member of the House of Windsor.

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