How Many People Are Named Providencia?
An estimated 88 people in the United States have the first name Providencia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Providencia peaked in popularity in 1961 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Providencia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Providencia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Providencia is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
88
About 1 in 3,894,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1961
14 births
Total Registered
115
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Providencia
Providencia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 115 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Providencia as a female name
Ranked #8,295 in 1978
7 female births in 1978
Peak: 1961 (14 births)
Providencia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Providencia span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 43 babies were registered. While Providencia is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Providencia by Decade
How has Providencia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Providencia by State
Providencia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Providencia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Providencia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Providencia?
We estimate approximately 88 people named Providencia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,894,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Providencia a common name?
Providencia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 115 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Providencia most popular?
Providencia reached peak popularity in 1961, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Providencia is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Providencia a female name?
Providencia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Providencia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Providencia Smith, Providencia Johnson, Providencia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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