Girls' name · since 1925
Providencia
Providencia has 115 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Providencia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 115 recorded since 1925.
Social Security Administration records show Providencia recorded 115 times among girls since 1925, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1978.
- #25,638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 115 born since 1925
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Providencia ranks #25,638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1925, peaking in the 1960s.
- #25,638 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 115
- born since 1925
- 1960s
- peak decade
Providencia's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Providencia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Providencia splits its recorded history at 1964: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Providencia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1978
- Peak year (1961)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Providencia by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (43 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Providencia's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Providencia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
41 births
- 1960s
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 43 births (37% of all-time use).
Providencia by state
Where Providencia concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 45 | 39.1% |
45 of 115 births nationwide.
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What to do with Providencia's data
- Providencia's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 1970s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Providencias (45 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Providencia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1925–1978 (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 Providencia 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.