Prentiss vs Prentice

Side-by-side comparison of Prentiss and Prentice - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Prentiss

Boy name · Rank #9921

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Name B

Prentice

Boy name · Rank #10965

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Metric Prentiss Prentice
Current Rank #9921 #10965
Total Births (all years) 2,724 3,929
Peak Year 1943 1939
Peak Year Births 47 60
Peak Decade 1950s 1970s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1887 1884

Births by Decade

Decade Prentiss Prentice
1880s 5 12
1890s 11 11
1900s 47 51
1910s 180 267
1920s 254 387
1930s 255 371
1940s 328 437
1950s 343 438
1960s 299 420
1970s 304 448
1980s 284 441
1990s 179 250
2000s 116 179
2010s 97 170
2020s 22 47

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Prentiss Prentice
2014 17 19
2015 10 21
2016 9 10
2017 8 22
2018 9 20
2019 8 13
2020 - 12
2021 9 10
2022 - 6
2023 6 7
2024 7 6
2025 - 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1887–2024.

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