Recorded 1908–1941 Girls' name Peak 1927 43 births

Prudencia — girls' name

43 babies named Prudencia in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s71910s81920s171930s61940s5
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Prudencia was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

9 babies were named Prudencia in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prudencia

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Prudencia between 1908 and 1941, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Prudencia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prudencia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Prudencia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Prudencia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prudencia 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 43 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.

Prudencia at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

43

Since 1908

34 years of records

Peak year

1927

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1908

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1941

Prudencia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1908

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Prudencia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 40% of Prudencia's all-time total
1900s71910s81920s171930s61940s5

Prudencia by state

Where Prudencia concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Prudencia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 14.0%
Texas share of Prudencia's total US births 14.0%

6 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prudencia?
43 babies have been named Prudencia since 1908. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1927 with 9 births.
When was Prudencia most popular?
Prudencia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Prudencia most popular?
The top states for the name Prudencia are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Prudencia been used?
Prudencia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 34 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Prudencia?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.