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Princeton

Boy's name · #653 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Princeton reached its best rank, #402, in 2017 and ranked #653 in 2025. About 10,000 boys have carried it since 1950.

Across the states

In recent years, Princeton ran about 6× its national rate in Mississippi.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Princeton ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #2,789 in Canada (2025) · #4,275 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,619 in Austria (2020).

Famous Princetons

• Princeton Owusu-Ansah — Ghanaian footballer (born 1976)
• Princeton Lyman — American diplomat (1935–2018)
• Princeton Rebello — Footballer (born 1999)
• Princeton Fant — American football player (born 1999)

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