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Princeton

Princeton means "US university town", according to etymological references. It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2010s. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. Across the twelve decades this registry covers, it appears in 7 of them.

EtymologyPlace name, "Prince's town"
EtymologyUS university town
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
30
1960s
24
1970s
65
1980s
347
1990s
370
2000s
579
2010s
3,879
Peaked in the 2010s · 5,294 total U.S. births since 1900