Prudy — girls' name

What the Data Says About Prudy

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Prudy between 1912 and 1964, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Prudy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prudy performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Prudy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prudy 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 215 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.