Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1915
Providenza
11 babies named Providenza in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1915–1921
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
11 girls have been named Providenza since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Providenza has 11 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1921.
- 11 total births
- 1915–1921 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Providenza since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1921.
- 11
- total births
- 1915–1921
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Providenza was born in this single decade.
1921
Single peak year
6 babies were named Providenza in 1921 - its busiest year on record.
Providenza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Providenza's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Providenza at a glance
Last recorded 1921Peak year
1921
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Providenza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1921
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Providenza by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Providenza's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Providenza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Providenza? ▼
Providenza has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1921. 6 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
When was Providenza most popular? ▼
Providenza was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Providenza been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Providenza since 1915 -- 7 years through the most recent 1921 data.
What names are similar to Providenza? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Promise, Providence, Promyse, Prosperity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Providenza
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1915–1921 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Providenza: Baby Name Since 1915 - 11 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/providenza. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Providenza 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 June 2026.