Prudence · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 145 recorded years as a table

Prudence, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	187
1881	98
1882	65
1883	98
1884	62
1885	105
1886	131
1887	69
1888	112
1889	95
1890	100
1891	81
1892	75
1893	103
1894	94
1895	60
1896	71
1897	51
1898	104
1899	69
1900	93
1901	75
1902	83
1903	73
1904	69
1905	58
1906	75
1907	78
1908	51
1909	86
1910	45
1911	53
1912	70
1913	64
1914	38
1915	43
1916	56
1917	68
1918	58
1919	49
1920	62
1921	45
1922	48
1923	47
1924	50
1925	69
1926	56
1927	63
1928	44
1929	46
1930	52
1931	43
1932	46
1933	49
1934	44
1935	53
1936	49
1937	54
1938	60
1939	63
1940	57
1941	56
1942	78
1943	100
1944	83
1945	73
1946	65
1947	58
1948	51
1949	44
1950	37
1951	36
1952	35
1953	35
1954	28
1955	25
1956	29
1957	26
1958	16
1959	21
1960	19
1961	18
1962	22
1963	22
1964	19
1965	20
1966	21
1967	19
1968	15
1969	15
1970	37
1971	63
1972	51
1973	49
1974	32
1975	33
1976	32
1977	16
1978	14
1979	20
1980	8
1981	11
1982	10
1983	8
1984	4
1985	7
1986	8
1987	5
1988	3
1989	4
1990	4
1991	5
1992	4
1993	3
1994	4
1995	7
1996	3
1997	4
1998	4
2000	6
2001	6
2002	8
2003	9
2004	12
2005	13
2006	16
2007	16
2008	19
2009	30
2010	34
2011	47
2012	30
2013	44
2014	34
2015	39
2016	46
2017	56
2018	56
2019	65
2020	52
2021	43
2022	60
2023	49
2024	42
2025	55

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Prudence isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 89
Rank in 2025: #2,099
How rare: 1 in 18,059 girls
Since 1880: 6,256

Most popular in 1880, at 187 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 43% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.