Prince

Prince

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Prince first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2011 with 91 babies (rank #434 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Prince

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Prince yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,193

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Prince

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	20	#775
1997	20	#803
1998	28	#639
1999	23	#741
2000	24	#745
2001	18	#933
2002	31	#646
2003	41	#562
2004	70	#401
2005	61	#470
2006	77	#432
2007	74	#464
2008	70	#498
2009	68	#518
2010	88	#430
2011	91	#434
2012	78	#491
2013	75	#503
2014	78	#504
2015	77	#504
2016	81	#507

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#775

1997

#803

1998

#639

1999

#741

2000

#745

2001

#933

2002

#646

2003

#562

2004

#401

2005

#470

2006

#432

2007

#464

2008

#498

2009

#518

2010

#430

2011

#434

2012

#491

2013

#503

2014

#504

2015

#504

2016

#507

Numerology of Prince

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Prince

Share your Prince story

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Year-by-Year Detail