Masculine dossier · first seen 1950

Princeton

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Princeton
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

793

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1950Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

41.5%

2024

464

All-time

9,828

Princeton is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 793 boys were named Princeton.

In 2024, only 464 boys were given the name.

Down 41.5% from its peak.

All told, about 9,828 Americans have been named Princeton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1950.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

In 2017:793 boys named Princeton

In 2024:464 boys named Princeton

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