Princessa
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- preen-SEH-sa
- Origin
- Spanish
Princessa is a girls' name of Spanish origin, meaning “princess”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Princessa mean?
Spanish: spelling of Princesa; Spanish and Portuguese word
“princess”
The Spanish and Portuguese word for 'princess'.
Meaning borrowed from Princesa.
Is Princessa a girl's or a boy's name?
Princessa is a girls' name.
How popular is Princessa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Princessa in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Princessa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 37 | #3,815 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 7 | #8,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
Names like Princessa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Montana Ximena Paloma Sierra Alondra Solana Paulina Estrella Julia Julissa Lola Lucero
Names related to Princessa
More Spanish names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Princessa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/princessa, updated 20 October 2026.