Princeton is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Princeton means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Princeton across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Princeton has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Princeton is a boy name of English origin meaning “prince's town”. A place name and surname, best known from the university, used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,256 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 51 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Princeton per year, United States (1950 to 2025). United States peaked in 2017 (793/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (9/yr).
Princeton has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2017, when it ranked #804 nationally (given to 798 babies that year).
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