Prudence appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1943, 140 babies received the name (ranked #644). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2249), with roughly 85 babies named Prudence each year. Prudence's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 6,165 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.