Providence — #10297 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Providence

The Social Security Administration has registered 716 babies named Providence between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Providence currently holds the #10297 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Providence performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Providence shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 220 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Providence in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Providence in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 716 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.