How Many People Are Named Prudence?
An estimated 3,298 people in the United States have the first name Prudence. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Prudence peaked in popularity in 1943 with 140 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prudence 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 Prudence paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,298
About 1 in 103,928 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1943
140 births
Total Registered
6,165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prudence
Prudence is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,165 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Prudence as a female name
Ranked #2,588 in 2024
68 female births in 2024
Peak: 1943 (140 births)
Prudence: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prudence span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 952 babies were registered. While Prudence is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Prudence by Decade
How has Prudence 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.
Prudence by State
Birth registrations for Prudence span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Minnesota, Kentucky, Washington. On average, about 71 Prudences were registered per state.
Prudence + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prudence as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Prudence: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prudence?
We estimate approximately 3,298 people named Prudence 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 103,928 Americans share this first name.
Is Prudence a common name?
Prudence is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prudence most popular?
Prudence reached peak popularity in 1943, when 140 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prudence is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prudence a female name?
Prudence is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prudence Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prudence Smith, Prudence Johnson, Prudence 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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