Girls' name · since 1905
Providence
Since 1905, U.S. Social Security records show 724 babies named Providence, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,982 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 724
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Providence is the #10982 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 724 recorded since 1905.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Providence has been recorded 724 times among girls since 1905, currently ranked #10982 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #9,321 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,982 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 724 born since 1905
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Providence ranks #9,321 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,982 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 724 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,321 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,982 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 724
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Providence's 724 recorded births place it above 87.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Providence compares
724 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Providence's all-time total is 93% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Providence | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 724 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Providence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Providence splits its recorded history at 1945: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Providence popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Providence by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (156 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Providence's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Providence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 16
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
136 births
- 1920s
1920s
156 births
- 1930s
1930s
103 births
- 1940s 59
1940s
59 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 156 births (22% of all-time use).
How Providence compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Providence's total volume
Providence by state
Where Providence concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 220 | 30.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
220 of 724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Providence's data
- Providence's decade-level peak was the 1920s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Providences (220 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Providence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~120 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Providence draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.