Princeton

English

"princely town"

Princeton Origin and Meaning

The name Princeton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "princely town".

This uppity name has been a fast climber in recent years, but we still think it's a bit much. Even abroad, where the connection to the prestigious university will be weaker, any name beginning with "Prince" will sound pretentious.

Princeton Rank in US Top 1000

# 497 in the US

Princeton Popularity

• 497 US 2022
• 1878 Nameberry 2020
• 316 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Princeton

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Princeton.

• Harvard
• Iduna
• Odissan
• Mattheo
• Clete
• Morgen
• Corynn
• Sassandra
• Sir
• Ellectra
• Davie
• Bartolomeo
• Onna
• Emmanual
• Anett
• Penn
• Malaysia
• Elson
• Davidson
• Ludovico

Famous People Named Princeton

• Princeton stage name of Jacob Perez of Mindless Behavior
• Princeton Harris Hamilton (b. 2011) son of singer Anthony Hamilton

Princeton in Pop Culture

• Princeton University is a private Ivy League college in Princeton New Jersey.
• Princeton from "Avenue Q" (musical)