Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Prudence

#2,163 most common girls' name of all time · #3,677 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#2,163
Rank overall
#3,677 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
6,256
Since 2016
872
Peak year
1943 #642
Best rank
#415 1880
Girls Boys peak 140/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Prudence is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 89 — 89 #2,100
2024 68 — 68 #2,589
2023 79 — 79 #2,315
2022 99 — 99 #1,975
2021 71 — 71 #2,484
2020 84 — 84 #2,156
2019 109 — 109 #1,850
2018 96 — 96 #2,026
2017 96 — 96 #2,036
2016 81 — 81 #2,323
2015 69 — 69 #2,590
2014 61 — 61 #2,811
2013 78 — 78 #2,346
2012 53 — 53 #3,134
2011 82 — 82 #2,274
2010 60 — 60 #2,873
2009 55 — 55 #3,090
2008 36 — 36 #4,273
2007 30 — 30 #4,810
2006 31 — 31 #4,579
2005 24 — 24 #5,270
2004 22 — 22 #5,559
2003 17 — 17 #6,582
2002 15 — 15 #7,050
2001 10 — 10 #9,356
2000 10 — 10 #9,167
1998 7 — 7 #11,143
1997 7 — 7 #10,844
1996 6 — 6 #11,814
1995 12 — 12 #7,046
1994 8 — 8 #9,589
1993 5 — 5 #13,447
1992 7 — 7 #10,481
1991 10 — 10 #7,990
1990 8 — 8 #9,253
1989 8 — 8 #8,765
1988 6 — 6 #10,396
1987 8 — 8 #7,990
1986 14 — 14 #5,189
1985 12 — 12 #5,679
1984 7 — 7 #8,162
1983 13 — 13 #5,149
1982 17 — 17 #4,348
1981 19 — 19 #4,010
1980 14 — 14 #4,980
1979 32 — 32 #2,726
1978 22 — 22 #3,392
1977 25 — 25 #3,085
1976 47 — 47 #1,916
1975 48 — 48 #1,879
1974 47 — 47 #1,848
1973 71 — 71 #1,388
1972 77 — 77 #1,313
1971 104 — 104 #1,126
1970 64 — 64 #1,526
1969 26 — 26 #2,587
1968 25 — 25 #2,484
1967 32 — 32 #2,079
1966 35 — 35 #1,952
1965 36 — 36 #1,915
1964 36 — 36 #1,975
1963 42 — 42 #1,787
1962 44 — 44 #1,710
1961 36 — 36 #1,922
1960 38 — 38 #1,836
1959 43 — 43 #1,673
1958 33 — 33 #1,910
1957 54 — 54 #1,442
1956 59 — 59 #1,351
1955 48 — 48 #1,466
1954 55 — 55 #1,347
1953 66 — 66 #1,189
1952 64 — 64 #1,186
1951 65 — 65 #1,161
1950 64 — 64 #1,154
1949 76 — 76 #1,025
1948 86 — 86 #936
1947 103 — 103 #862
1946 102 — 102 #818
1945 96 — 96 #766
1944 110 — 110 #720
1943 140 — 140 #642
1942 106 — 106 #726
1941 68 — 68 #887
1940 65 — 65 #888
1939 69 — 69 #839
1938 66 — 66 #866
1937 57 — 57 #910
1936 51 — 51 #962
1935 56 — 56 #927
1934 46 — 46 #1,021
1933 49 — 49 #986
1932 49 — 49 #1,008
1931 46 — 46 #1,028
1930 58 — 58 #957
1929 51 — 51 #1,015
1928 51 — 51 #1,051
1927 75 — 75 #852
1926 66 — 66 #921
1925 84 — 84 #810
1924 63 — 63 #963
1923 57 — 57 #992
1922 58 — 58 #979
1921 55 — 55 #1,010
1920 74 — 74 #843
1919 55 — 55 #954
1918 67 — 67 #876
1917 74 — 74 #801
1916 58 — 58 #887
1915 42 — 42 #1,027
1914 29 — 29 #1,120
1913 40 — 40 #832
1912 39 — 39 #795
1911 22 — 22 #932
1910 18 — 18 #1,030
1909 30 — 30 #733
1908 17 — 17 #971
1907 25 — 25 #749
1906 22 — 22 #778
1905 17 — 17 #900
1904 19 — 19 #838
1903 19 — 19 #791
1902 22 — 22 #737
1901 18 — 18 #773
1900 28 — 28 #678
1899 16 — 16 #814
1898 27 — 27 #619
1897 12 — 12 #932
1896 17 — 17 #790
1895 14 — 14 #859
1894 21 — 21 #645
1893 22 — 22 #617
1892 16 — 16 #726
1891 15 — 15 #698
1890 19 — 19 #599
1889 17 — 17 #621
1888 20 — 20 #561
1887 10 — 10 #733
1886 19 — 19 #509
1885 14 — 14 #580
1884 8 — 8 #793
1883 11 — 11 #581
1882 7 — 7 #741
1881 9 — 9 #583
1880 17 — 17 #415