Prudence
Prudence was the 2113th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 415th; the most babies were born in 1943 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved up 500 places. More babies were named Prudence in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,113 girls, up 54 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1943140 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,256babies recorded
Prudence popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,113 | 89 |
| 2020 | #2,167 | 84 |
| 2010 | #2,894 | 60 |
| 2000 | #9,709 | 10 |
| 1990 | #9,907 | 8 |
| 1980 | #5,158 | 14 |
| 1970 | #1,540 | 64 |
| 1960 | #1,849 | 38 |
| 1950 | #1,160 | 64 |
| 1940 | #892 | 65 |
| 1930 | #969 | 58 |
| 1920 | #844 | 74 |
| 1910 | #1,057 | 18 |
| 1900 | #685 | 28 |
| 1890 | #614 | 19 |
| 1880 | #415 | 17 |
How popular is Prudence, counting every spelling?
Prudence has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Prudence?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Prudence (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Prudence born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Prudence.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Prudence?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Prudence are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 11 and 72. That makes Prudence mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Prudence by state
How common Prudence was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Prudence
How popular is the name Prudence?
Prudence was the 2113th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 415th; the most babies were born in 1943 (140). Over the last ten years it has moved up 500 places. More babies were named Prudence in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Prudence a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Prudence in the US.
Where is Prudence most popular?
In 2021–2025, Prudence was most common in Oregon (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Michigan.