Princeston
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PRINS-ton
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Princeston is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
Where does Princeston come from?
Modern: blend of Prince with -ston, echoing Princeton
Is Princeston a girl's or a boy's name?
Princeston is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Princeston in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Princeston, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,568th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
2025 had fewer boys named Princeston than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Princeston in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Princeston in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,568 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,437 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,047 |
Nicknames for Princeston
- Prince 73 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Princeston
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxton, Jettson, Daxton, Kayson, Kyson, Kashton, Stetson, Paxton, Colson, Hudson, Easton, Kylo
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
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, “Princeston: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/princeston, updated 20 October 2026.