Total births
14
Girls' name · since 2020
Prunelle
14 babies named Prunelle in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 14
- total births
- 2020–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
14 girls have been named Prunelle since 2020, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prunelle has been recorded 14 times among girls since 2020, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2022.
- 14 total births
- 2020–2022 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
14 girls have been named Prunelle since 2020, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2022.
- 14
- total births
- 2020–2022
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Prunelle was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
9 babies were named Prunelle in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
Prunelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prunelle's full recorded timeline at 2022, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2020, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prunelle at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2022
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2020
Prunelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2022
- Peak year (2022)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Prunelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Prunelle's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Prunelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Prunelle? ▼
Prunelle has been given to 14 babies in the U.S. since 2020, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 9 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Prunelle most popular? ▼
Prunelle was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Prunelle been used? ▼
Prunelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 3 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Prunelle? ▼
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 Prunelle
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2020–2022 (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. "Prunelle: Baby Name Since 2020 - 14 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/prunelle. 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 Prunelle 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 July 2026.