Names / Girl names
Prudence
Current rank
#2,113
holding steady
All-time peak
#415
in 1880
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
6,200
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #415 in 1880 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Prudence first appears in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a girls' name. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. It hit its high in 1880 at #415. Over 6,200 have carried it since records began.