Princeton Name Meaning

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Fact: Princeton is also the name of a university founded in 1746, known for producing leading researchers in many fields.

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A Deep Dive

Princeton Overview

Meaning

Prince town

Gender

Boy

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from the Old English words “princen” (princely) and “tun” (town), meaning “princely town”.

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈprɪnstən/

Popularity

Princeton is a unique name that has been gaining traction in the United States and other English-speaking countries. In 2023, Princeton ranked #548 for boys in the USA​

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

9 letters

Numerology

6 (Nurturing, Responsible, Balanced)

Name Styles

Modern, Cool, Aesthetic

Associated Traits

Humanitarian, community-minded, loving, compassionate
A Deep Dive

Princeton Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Prenston, Princeston, Princton, Prince, Prinston, Princetonio, Princeon, Princean, Princetan, Prinzeton

Common Nicknames

Prince, Prin, P, Ton, Princy, P.T., Princey, Tony, Ceton, Pince

Diminutives

Prinny, Tonny, Princy, Tony, Princey, P.T., Ceton, Prino, Pino, P.Ton

Famous People

  • Princeton Perez
    (American Singer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Princeton
    ("Avenue Q," Musical)
  • "The Princeton Murders"
    (Novel)

Places

  • Princeton Town
    (New Jersey, USA)
  • Princeton CIty
    (Kentucky, USA)
  • Princeton CIty
    (Minnesota, USA)
  • Princeton CIty
    (Texas, USA)
  • Princeton CIty
    (Illinois, USA)
  • Princeton CIty
    (Indiana, USA)
  • Princeton CIty
    (Iowa, USA)
  • Princeton Town
    (North Carolina, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Princeton?

Princeton means “prince town,” perfect for a sense of nobility and leadership.

What Is the Origin of The Name Princeton?

The name Princeton has English origins, derived from the Old English words “prince” and “tun,” meaning “town.”

Princeton Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Princeton in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#4772021#4992022#5482023
Top 3 Rankings#4022017#4052018#4052019

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Princeton

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023548
(-49 from 2022)
531
(-79 from 2022)
0.02900
2022499
(-22 from 2021)
610
(-14 from 2021)
0.03257
2021477
(-64 from 2020)
624
(-92 from 2020)
0.03330
2020413
(-8 from 2019)
716
(-51 from 2019)
0.03871
2019405
No change from 2018
767
(-21 from 2018)
0.03991
2018405
(-3 from 2017)
788
(-4 from 2017)
0.04054
2017402
(+11 from 2016)
792
(+18 from 2016)
0.04002
2016413
(+17 from 2015)
774
(+60 from 2015)
0.03821
2015430
(+87 from 2014)
714
(+173 from 2014)
0.03492
2014517
(+117 from 2013)
541
(+152 from 2013)
0.02640
2013634
(+97 from 2012)
389
(+71 from 2012)
0.01925
2012731
(+243 from 2011)
318
(+116 from 2011)
0.01567
2011974
(+131 from 2010)
202
(+29 from 2010)
0.00994
20101105
(+184 from 2009)
173
(+37 from 2009)
0.00842
20091289
(+234 from 2008)
136
(+30 from 2008)
0.00641
20081523
(+217 from 2007)
106
(+21 from 2007)
0.00486
20071740
(+570 from 2006)
85
(+31 from 2006)
0.00384
20062310
(+931 from 2005)
54
(+23 from 2005)
0.00246
20053241
(-897 from 2004)
31
(-17 from 2004)
0.00146
20042344
(+384 from 2003)
48
(+12 from 2003)
0.00227
20032728
(+154 from 2002)
36
(+4 from 2002)
0.00171
20022882
(+1091 from 2001)
32
(+12 from 2001)
0.00155
20013973
(-1168 from 2000)
20
(-12 from 2000)
0.00097
20002805
(-83 from 1999)
32
(+1 from 1999)
0.00153
19992722
(+370 from 1998)
31
(+6 from 1998)
0.00152
19983092
(-480 from 1997)
25
(-5 from 1997)
0.00123
19972612
(+1218 from 1996)
30
(+13 from 1996)
0.00150
19963830
(-639 from 1995)
17
(-4 from 1995)
0.00085
19953191
(-972 from 1994)
21
(-15 from 1994)
0.00104
19942219
(-57 from 1993)
36
No change from 1993
0.00177
19932162
(-320 from 1992)
36
(-8 from 1992)
0.00174
19921842
(-446 from 1991)
44
(-22 from 1991)
0.00210
19911396
(-1 from 1990)
66
(+2 from 1990)
0.00311
19901395
(+263 from 1989)
64
(+17 from 1989)
0.00297
19891658
(-254 from 1988)
47
(-8 from 1988)
0.00224
19881404
(+356 from 1987)
55
(+18 from 1987)
0.00275
19871760
(-267 from 1986)
37
(-8 from 1986)
0.00190
19861493
(-160 from 1985)
45
(-7 from 1985)
0.00234
19851333
(+323 from 1984)
52
(+17 from 1984)
0.00270
19841656
(+921 from 1983)
35
(+17 from 1983)
0.00186
19832577
(-371 from 1982)
18
(-5 from 1982)
0.00097
19822206
(+1206 from 1981)
23
(+11 from 1981)
0.00122
19813412
(-1199 from 1980)
12
(-11 from 1980)
0.00064
19802213
(+2190 from 1979)
23
(+15 from 1979)
0.00124
19794403
(-549 from 1978)
8
(-1 from 1978)
0.00045
19783854
(+1990 from 1977)
9
(+4 from 1977)
0.00053
19775844
(-1901 from 1975)
5
(-3 from 1975)
0.00029
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19753943
(+690 from 1974)
8
(+2 from 1974)
0.00049
19744633
(-1411 from 1973)
6
(-4 from 1973)
0.00037
19733222
(+1765 from 1972)
10
(+5 from 1972)
0.00062
19724987
(-1329 from 1971)
5
(-3 from 1971)
0.00030
19713658
(+572 from 1970)
8
(+2 from 1970)
0.00044
19704230
(-262 from 1967)
6
(+1 from 1967)
0.00031
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19673968
(-433 from 1966)
5
(-1 from 1966)
0.00028
19663535
(+3 from 1965)
6
No change from 1965
0.00033
19653538
(-185 from 1961)
6
(-1 from 1961)
0.00032
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19613353
(-318 from 1959)
7
(-1 from 1959)
0.00032
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19593035
(+471 from 1955)
8
(+2 from 1955)
0.00037
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19553506
(+323 from 1954)
6
(+1 from 1954)
0.00029
19543829
(-93 from 1952)
5
No change from 1952
0.00024
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19523736
(-407 from 1950)
5
(-1 from 1950)
0.00025
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19503329
First SSA data recorded
6
First SSA data recorded
0.00033
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Princeton

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4152021#5142022#5092023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#2652021#1792022#2802023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#7612021#9852022#12222023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3942021#3852022#4722023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3672021#3952022#3202023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#3692021#3352022#4002023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#6892021#6582022#9892023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1902021#2292022#1322023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#2002021#2242022#2762023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#2242021#3142022#3342023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#1842021#2632022#1722023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#5772021#4762022#5872023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4952021#4022022#5642023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#5012021#4802022#4722023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4312021#5052022#8262023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#4492021#5602022#4392023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#6432021#7562022#10732023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#3882021#4782022#5982023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#5712021#4362022#7222023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3252021#4682022#3182023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#5682020#7822022#7692023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5802021#5822022#5402023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4402021#3482022#5282023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4892020#4542022#4182023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#10042021#7252022#10052023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#6862020#7832021#8652022

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#8672019#6682021#7932022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4882017#3582021#4832022

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3392019#3752022#6402023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#7012016#6872017#5792021

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#2822016#1732020#2412022

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2882019#2332021#1882022

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#6702015#8722018#8742020

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#6162014#4292020

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3432016#5112020

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#7482017#7382019

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3792015

Popularity Rankings for Princeton in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#8192017#11362020#11042021

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#9702018

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Princeton a Name for Boys or Girls?

The name Princeton fits well for boys, reflecting a sense of strength and distinction.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Princeton

Princeton in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Princeton Perez (Singer, 1996): An American singer, dancer, and actor, best known for being a member of the boy band Mindless Behavior.
  • Princeton ("Avenue Q," 2003 Musical): A recent college graduate navigating life and trying to find his purpose in New York City.
  • "The Princeton Murders" (2001 Novel): A mystery novel set in Princeton, involving a series of murders.
  • Princeton Town (New Jersey, USA): A historic town in Mercer County, known for its prestigious Ivy League university and rich cultural heritage.
  • Princeton City (Kentucky, USA): A home rule-class city in Caldwell County, offering a mix of small-town charm and historical significance.
  • Princeton CIty (Minnesota, USA): A city in Mille Lacs and Sherburne counties, celebrated for its scenic views and peaceful community.
  • Princeton CIty (Texas, USA): A growing city in Collin County, characterized by its close-knit community and rapid development.
  • Princeton CIty (Illinois, USA): A city in Bureau County, known for its vibrant downtown area and historical landmarks.
  • Princeton CIty (Indiana, USA): A city in Gibson County, appreciated for its friendly residents and local festivals.
  • Princeton CIty Iowa, USA): A city in Scott County, offering beautiful landscapes and a serene environment.
  • Princeton Town (North Carolina, USA): A town in Johnston County, known for its natural beauty and outdoor recreational activities.

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  • Branston
  • Prinze
  • Priam
  • Bronson
  • Bronsen
  • Pritam
  • Printz
  • Priapus
  • Primo
  • Priscus

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