girl's name

Princesse

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 479

Princesse is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2018, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 29,475 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1984.

Princesse over time

Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Princesse by decade in France
Decade Births
1980s 5
1990s 35
2000s 85
2010s 155
2020s (to 2025) 115

How popular is Princesse?

In 2025, Princesse was given to 20 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Princesse is used

France #1,793 20 in 2025
Canada #2,925 7 in 2019
United States #13,126 7 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Princesse

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Princesse also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Princesse over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Princesse

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Princesse — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Princesse

How popular is the name Princesse?

In 2025, Princesse was given to 20 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Princesse a girl's or a boy's name?

Princesse is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Princesse most popular?

Princesse peaked in 2018, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Princesse a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Princesse currently ranks #1,793 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.