Princeton is an established boys' name that peaked in 2017 and has grown less common since.
Princeton is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #653 for boy births in the United States (and #1,325 across all names), given to 422 babies. Princeton was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 2017 (793 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 422 | 422 | #653 |
| 2024 | 465 | 465 | #614 |
| 2023 | 533 | 533 | #549 |
| 2022 | 611 | 611 | #499 |
| 2021 | 626 | 626 | #478 |
| 2020 | 722 | 722 | #412 |
| 2019 | 768 | 768 | #405 |
| 2018 | 788 | 788 | #407 |
| 2017 | 793 | 793 | #402 |
| 2016 | 775 | 775 | #413 |
| 2015 | 714 | 714 | #431 |
| 2014 | 541 | 541 | #517 |
| 2013 | 389 | 389 | #637 |
| 2012 | 318 | 318 | #732 |
| 2011 | 202 | 202 | #978 |
| 2010 | 173 | 173 | #1,107 |
| 2009 | 136 | 136 | #1,296 |
| 2008 | 106 | 106 | #1,530 |
| 2007 | 85 | 85 | #1,758 |
| 2006 | 54 | 54 | #2,342 |
| 2005 | 31 | 31 | #3,301 |
| 2004 | 48 | 48 | #2,370 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | #2,768 |
| 2002 | 32 | 32 | #2,927 |
| 2001 | 20 | 20 | #4,080 |
| 2000 | 32 | 32 | #2,848 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | #2,776 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | #3,166 |
| 1997 | 30 | — | #2,666 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #3,977 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | #3,277 |
| 1994 | 36 | — | #2,249 |
| 1993 | 36 | — | #2,200 |
| 1992 | 44 | — | #1,874 |
| 1991 | 66 | — | #1,408 |
| 1990 | 64 | — | #1,406 |
| 1989 | 47 | — | #1,674 |
| 1988 | 55 | — | #1,415 |
| 1987 | 37 | — | #1,786 |
| 1986 | 45 | — | #1,504 |
| 1985 | 52 | — | #1,345 |
| 1984 | 35 | — | #1,679 |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #2,645 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | #2,253 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | #3,563 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | #2,267 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #4,735 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #6,603 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | #4,207 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #5,087 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #3,391 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,551 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #3,873 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #4,598 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #4,403 |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #3,832 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,830 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | #3,586 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #3,224 |
| 1955 | 6 | — | #3,792 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #4,235 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #4,132 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,598 |