U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Princeton

Princeton has stayed fairly steady in American naming for generations. All-time it's been given to 10,256 U.S. babies, the 1,039th most common name by sound today, peaking at 793 in 2017, with 422 in 2025.

Princeton has no common alternate spellings by sound.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).