Boy name#1,091 of boy names
Princeton
Pronounced P R IH1 N S T AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2017
- 75 years in use
How popular is Princeton?
Princeton is a boys' name, and first appears in 1950. It has been given to 9,828 children — the 1,091st most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about three times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2017, when 793 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- P R IH1 N S T AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Princeton
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Princeton
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Princeton?
- Princeton ranks 1,091st among boys' names in US records, with 9,828 births since 1950. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,789.
- Is Princeton a unisex name?
- No. Princeton is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Princeton most popular?
- 2017, when 793 children were given the name. It has been in use for 75 years and is still recorded as of 2024.