Prince · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Prince, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	145
1881	169
1882	158
1883	172
1884	149
1885	195
1886	199
1887	177
1888	157
1889	127
1890	162
1891	257
1892	156
1893	125
1894	112
1895	153
1896	217
1897	169
1898	114
1899	141
1900	146
1901	272
1902	171
1903	193
1904	226
1905	181
1906	150
1907	116
1908	162
1909	183
1910	196
1911	137
1912	114
1913	98
1914	105
1915	94
1916	95
1917	93
1918	89
1919	82
1920	75
1921	74
1922	89
1923	60
1924	85
1925	67
1926	66
1927	61
1928	63
1929	60
1930	57
1931	47
1932	60
1933	51
1934	47
1935	57
1936	53
1937	58
1938	60
1939	51
1940	52
1941	42
1942	33
1943	43
1944	40
1945	39
1946	39
1947	37
1948	33
1949	43
1950	29
1951	35
1952	30
1953	36
1954	36
1955	36
1956	35
1957	38
1958	26
1959	30
1960	29
1961	26
1962	30
1963	32
1964	35
1965	26
1966	26
1967	26
1968	32
1969	25
1970	27
1971	29
1972	30
1973	40
1974	38
1975	25
1976	41
1977	36
1978	44
1979	53
1980	73
1981	82
1982	76
1983	93
1984	114
1985	106
1986	81
1987	65
1988	72
1989	67
1990	61
1991	67
1992	65
1993	60
1994	49
1995	55
1996	51
1997	65
1998	90
1999	79
2000	90
2001	84
2002	83
2003	102
2004	115
2005	116
2006	120
2007	132
2008	148
2009	177
2010	261
2011	290
2012	313
2013	335
2014	393
2015	433
2016	533
2017	534
2018	587
2019	649
2020	609
2021	559
2022	540
2023	523
2024	468
2025	412

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Nevada 2.4×
Georgia 2.3×
South Carolina 1.9×
Connecticut 1.9×
North Carolina 1.8×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 703
Rank in 2025: #447
How rare: 1 in 2,429 boys
Since 1880: 23,601

Most popular in 2019, at 649 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 5% per million boys born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Nevada	2.4×	37
Georgia	2.3×	160
South Carolina	1.9×	57
Connecticut	1.9×	35
North Carolina	1.8×	128

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.