Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1895
Pruda
Pruda has 16 recorded births since 1895 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1895–1916
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Pruda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1895.
Social Security Administration records show Pruda recorded 16 times among girls since 1895, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 1916.
- 16 total births
- 1895–1916 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Pruda since 1895, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1916.
- 16
- total births
- 1895–1916
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Pruda was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
6 babies were named Pruda in 1915 - its busiest year on record.
Pruda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pruda splits its recorded history at 1915: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pruda at a glance
Last recorded 1916Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1895
Pruda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–1916
- Peak year (1915)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Pruda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Pruda's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Pruda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pruda? ▼
Pruda has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1895, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1916. 6 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
When was Pruda most popular? ▼
Pruda was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Pruda been used? ▼
Pruda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 22 years of data through 1916.
What names are similar to Pruda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Prudence, Prudie, Prudy, Prue, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Pruda
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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, 1895–1916 (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. "Pruda: Baby Name Since 1895 - 16 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pruda. 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 Pruda 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.