Girls' name · since 1882
Prudie
Prudie has 354 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1890 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 354
- born since 1882
- 1890s
- peak decade
354 girls have been named Prudie since 1882, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Prudie recorded 354 times among girls since 1882, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1954.
- #14,561 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 354 born since 1882
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prudie ranks #14,561 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 354 born since 1882, peaking in the 1890s.
- #14,561 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 354
- born since 1882
- 1890s
- peak decade
Prudie's 354 recorded births place it above 79.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Prudie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Prudie's SSA record in two at 1909 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1890 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Prudie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1954
- Peak year (1890)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Prudie by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (86 births, 24% of the file).
1890s was Prudie's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Prudie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s
1890s
86 births
- 1900s
1900s
74 births
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 86 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Prudie's data
- Prudie's decade-level peak was the 1890s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Prudie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1890)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1882–1954 (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 Prudie 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.