How Many People Are Named Prudie?
An estimated 18 people in the United States have the first name Prudie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 85 years old, and Prudie peaked in popularity in 1890 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prudie 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 Prudie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 85, Prudie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1951.
- Prudie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
18
About 1 in 19,041,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
85
years old
Peak Year
1890
13 births
Total Registered
354
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prudie
Prudie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 354 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Prudie as a female name
Ranked #5,601 in 1954
6 female births in 1954
Peak: 1890 (13 births)
Prudie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prudie span from the 1880s to the 1950s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 86 babies were registered. Prudie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1890s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Prudie by Decade
How has Prudie 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.
Prudie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prudie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prudie
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Prudie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prudie?
We estimate approximately 18 people named Prudie 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 19,041,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Prudie a common name?
Prudie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 38.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 354 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prudie most popular?
Prudie reached peak popularity in 1890, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prudie is approximately 85 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prudie a female name?
Prudie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prudie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prudie Smith, Prudie Johnson, Prudie 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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