How Many People Are Named Prudence?
people named Prudence are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 93,383 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,256 babies named Prudence in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
140 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Medieval English form of Prudentia, the feminine form of PRUDENTIUS. In France it is both the feminine form and a rare masculine form. In England it was used during the Middle Ages and was revived in the 17th century by the Puritans, in part from the English word prudence, ultimately of the same source.
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โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Prudence in the records were girls.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Prudence alive today is about 42 years old, and 42% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 71 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Prudence first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1943, to 140 babies. In 2025, 89 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Prudence has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #415, in 1880. In 2025 it ranked #2,113.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,113 |
| Best rank | #415 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #824 in the 1940s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Prudence alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Prudence were born in New York than in any other state: about 246 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Prudence was given 3.9 times as often in New York, 2.9 times in Massachusetts and 1.7 times in Pennsylvania.
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