A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Prince
ceremonial · audacious · contemporary
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenDerived from the Latin princeps, meaning first or chief ruler, through Old French. It appeared intermittently on nineteenth-century American ledgers before evolving into a modern title name in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 1,164 souls, A.D. 2019 2025
2025: 703 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
19 yrs
Most Princes were born around 2019 — learned to read on a touchscreen.
Peak Reign
2019
№297 that year
Generation
Gen Alpha, 58%
then Gen Z 22% · Millennial 10%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈24K ever born · holding steady
Full Name Rarity — 🔒 Full Nameprint — $4.99
How many Americans share Prince ______?
The band verdict is free. The Full Nameprint — the complete report — is $4.99,
one-time. What's in it →
Estimates from SSA birth records and standard survival rates. Immigration and name changes not counted.
Prince grew up with
SSA DataAlexa as a household member·Bluey·Cocomelon
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Prince peaked in 2019.
Estimated average age: 19.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Prince sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
Cast your vote No account · one tap
In your mind, Prince sounds more like a —
Voting opens when the ledger goes live. No account. 24h cooldown per question.
Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Prince. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name suggests purple velvet and guitar solos to older ears, but the reality on the ground is far younger. More than half of all living bearers are in elementary school or younger. It signals parents who opted out of modesty at the registration desk. A Prince is usually expected to make an entrance, even if he is only arriving for second period.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
More than fifty-eight percent of all living Americans with this name belong to Generation Alpha.
Field Note 02
Though present in records since 1880, it waited until 2019 to reach its peak year with one thousand births.
Field Note 03
The average age of someone with the name today is just nineteen.
Notable Princes
AI-WrittenPrince Rogers Nelsonmusician and songwriter, b. 1958
Prince Fielderbaseball player, b. 1984
Prince Amukamarafootball player, b. 1989
Ephemera — If Prince were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Color
Royal purple
Job
Creative director
And what of your name?