Is Prudence a boy or girl name?
Prudence is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 68 girls and 0 boys were named Prudence, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,165 US babies named Prudence were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,588
- Babies named Prudence since 1880
- 6,165
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 140 babies
Boys and girls named Prudence, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 132 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 179 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 217 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 444 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 634 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 547 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 952 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 551 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 350 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 537 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 118 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 70 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 250 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 784 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 400 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,588 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,328 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,985 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,502 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,187 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,043 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,050 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,340 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,613 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,836 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,379 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,159 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,291 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,894 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,120 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,335 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,914 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,659 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,394 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,706 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,820 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,924 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,709 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,069 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,766 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,041 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,397 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,275 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,143 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,372 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,427 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,907 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,416 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,358 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,533 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,384 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,943 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,873 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,368 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,481 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,119 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,159 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,470 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,149 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,929 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,895 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,872 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,396 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,322 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,130 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,540 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,627 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,525 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,107 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,974 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,944 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,999 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,808 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,728 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,944 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,850 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,690 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,931 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,450 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,360 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,476 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,363 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,197 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,192 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,168 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,159 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,030 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 86 | #938 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 103 | #866 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 102 | #823 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 96 | #766 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 110 | #724 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 140 | #644 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 106 | #731 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 68 | #891 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 65 | #892 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 69 | #847 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 66 | #868 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 57 | #918 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 51 | #967 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 56 | #933 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,032 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 49 | #995 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,012 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,039 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 58 | #969 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,026 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,059 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 75 | #855 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 66 | #923 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 84 | #815 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 63 | #969 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,004 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 58 | #986 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,016 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 74 | #844 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 55 | #964 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 67 | #878 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 74 | #805 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 58 | #891 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,037 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,142 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 40 | #837 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 39 | #803 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 22 | #951 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,057 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 30 | #744 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 17 | #999 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 25 | #758 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 22 | #789 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 17 | #918 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 19 | #849 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 19 | #806 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 22 | #750 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 18 | #792 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 28 | #685 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 16 | #827 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 27 | #629 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 12 | #970 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 17 | #809 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 14 | #887 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 21 | #658 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 22 | #625 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 16 | #753 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 15 | #723 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 19 | #614 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 17 | #636 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 20 | #567 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 10 | #783 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 19 | #525 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 14 | #604 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 8 | #840 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 11 | #607 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 7 | #796 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 9 | #617 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 17 | #415 |
Highest rank
Prudence has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #415 in 1880. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Prudence
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.