THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Princess
Princess is an English title used as a feminine given name, related to Prince. Its meaning comes from that ordinary word, rather than from a hidden Tagalog etymology. A person bearing the name does not thereby hold a royal title.
A PLACE IN THE 2024 RECORDS
The Philippine picture
PSA counts exact spelling matches. This figure is not a count of all people with the name, and does not include related spellings.
See the full top ten ↗THE PUBLISHED SNAPSHOTS
A few years in the records
| Year | Registered births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,193 | #4 |
| 2022 | 1,110 | #4 |
| 2023 | 975 | #8 |
| 2024 | 875 | #8 |
Each linked year has its own source and reporting scope. A gap means no count is shown here, not zero births. No 2021 count is plotted.
Follow the sources
- Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: princess (opens in a new tab)
English royal-title word and its French/Latin word history; Philippine personal-name use separately established by PSA
- Behind the Name: Princess (opens in a new tab)
Feminine name related to Prince
- Behind the Name: Prince (opens in a new tab)
English royal-title word-name origin
- Philippine Statistics Authority — Most Common Baby Names of 2024 (opens in a new tab)
2024 registered-birth count and rank; exact spelling.