Baby name

Prudence

Girl

Origin of the name

Prudence comes from the Latin Prudentius, or directly from the name of the virtue.

Comeback name

In 1943, Prudence reached its peak: 140 girls, 1 baby in 20,161. Almost forgotten around 1998, with about 10 births a year, it has been climbing back since. Its rank in 2025: No. 2099.

6,256births since 1880

1940sgeneration

No. 641rank at its peak, in 1943

Where babies named Prudence are born

1943

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Prudence is most common in New York (4 times) and California (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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