Prudence
2 countries#2099 in United States, 2025US
#2099
in United States, 2025
FR
#2501
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
7,751
Peak year (United States)
1943
Peak-year count
140
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Prudence was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
6,256 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2099 · peaked in 1943 with 140 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
1,495 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #2501 · peaked in 1900 with 38 births
Most common in: Nord, Paris, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Pas-de-Calais
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Prudence’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #4576 | — |
| 2007 | #4808 | ↓232 |
| 2008 | #4268 | ↑540 |
| 2009 | #3088 | ↑1180 |
| 2010 | #2870 | ↑218 |
| 2011 | #2274 | ↑596 |
| 2012 | #3134 | ↓860 |
| 2013 | #2344 | ↑790 |
| 2014 | #2809 | ↓465 |
| 2015 | #2590 | ↑219 |
| 2016 | #2321 | ↑269 |
| 2017 | #2035 | ↑286 |
| 2018 | #2026 | ↑9 |
| 2019 | #1850 | ↑176 |
| 2020 | #2156 | ↓306 |
| 2021 | #2484 | ↓328 |
| 2022 | #1974 | ↑510 |
| 2023 | #2314 | ↓340 |
| 2024 | #2585 | ↓271 |
| 2025 | #2099 | ↑486 |
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